Well, before you go that route, just educate yourself on market history.

You are good to go as long as the building inspector don't take your route where the house is.  

If you chose the route of getting others to do it I have no constructive advice.

If you want to go the full time route, I must agree with @Nathan Gesner above (thanks for the shout out Nathan).

I've heard you can have a title company do the search for you, but this can also be a costly route.

We work with new investors all the time and see a lot of success through these routes.

A repuable Property Management company will also be able to provide you with a draft lease if you are looking to go that route vs self managing.  

Plus, going the mortgage route will force you to carefully evaluate your rental properties and see which ones will offer the best cash flow.Hope this helps!

To get skin in the game I am interested in starting out with house-hacking but I would love to hear advice from investors on how you started out in REI, what you may believe is the best route and if there any more methods towards learning more about Real Estate Investing.

.- PITI, sewer/water taxes = $842.00/month- 1,008 sq. feet + 249 sq. feet on lower-level. 2 beds, 1.5 baths, fully finished lower, fenced yard, 4-car off-street parking, dead-end street, 15 minutes from route 495 to Boston, 15 minutes into Providence.- Electric heat.