Hi, as an Ohio Realtor, I would definitely agree that Ohio is a great place to invest in real estate.

House hacking will definitely be the easiest route to getting started in your real estate journey (if you don't mind moving of course).What areas you targeting for your future rentals?

I can definitely tell you there's still a lot of positive cash flowing and 1% rule deals and you get amazing appreciation.

I definitely do not condone doing work illegally, however as a country we also have a huge housing issue (and skilled labor issue as I am sure you know first hand).

then you go to refinance - and you need to pay back the HM loan + the HELOC + cover all the carrying costs and interest.Okay...that definitely gives me something to think about.

Agree with all of @Kevin Sobilo points above with the largest being the legal aspects of using an unfamiliar lease in court.

I was thinking perhaps from a legal perspective any suits would also involve the lender and thus have greater "protection." ???

I have some friends who are in the STR business in Flordia I can definitely make an intro.  

As mentioned above, you'll also need to be old enough to legally sign loan documents.It's great you're learning all of this now, so you can work towards your goal!

He's here this weekend for actually two days: Friday p.m. from 3 to 6 he'll be talking about using QuickBooks in your REI business and Saturday from 9am to 5pm he'll be talking about building your entity structures for tax advantage, asset protection and estate planning, including how to pay your minor children without also having to pay SUTA, FUTA, FICA, etc. for them.I can't do this justice not being a legal / financial professional, but from what I remember, you DO NOT WANT to pay them out of an S-Corp or an LLC.