@Jesse Kerr the disconnect, in our opinion, is doing everything yourself and keeping it in your head VERSUS a good PMC having to document everything and communicate it effectively to all parties.As the owner, you can make immediate decisions, saving LOTS of time!

And then with all the money you should be saving, every year you should have another 5% down to keep house hacking each year until you're ready to stop.Best of luck!

If I had to sell to someone who was marketing to me, I would keep reading.

So does this make sense or what would you suggest here put more down like 40% I know everyone says use leverage and keep expanding and scaling but how do you do that when interest rates at 7% and cash flow is clearly negative.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

The goal, initially, was to sell this property, however we would really like to keep it to rent at this point.

Some people are successful by changing banks and keeping small amounts in several accounts, so the collector can’t drain everything.

I have family in Raleigh, wife and I can't afford where we live in LA, CA so we're looking for an investment property elsewhere to get into some RE while we keep renting in CA, and Raleigh has that familial connection--who knows, maybe we'll move there but assuming we won't for this decision. 

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Definitely soak up all you can from your mentor and keep pushing with wholesaling—it’s a solid start.