I'm already a house hacker and now I'm thinking about "art studio hacking". ...

As far as documentation, I recommend keeping electronic copies of at least all closing statements, loan docs/statements, and bank & credit card statements.

I suppose an email with an electronic signature might be as good, just not certain.Anyone have experience (good or bad) with this?

____________________I just used BrokerDirectMLS to sell my rental property.Their fee was $95.. plus $100 to put your property in the MLS.. plus $100 to rent the electronic lockbox.Keep in mind.. you have to do everything yourself. 

So I have been listening to these podcast for past 4 months on land investing (land flipping): 1) The Retipster podcast (Seth Williams)  2) Art of Passive Income Podcast (with Mark Podolsky- Land Geek)  3) The Forever Cash Life Real Estate Investing Podcast (Jack & Michelle).    

@Joey Cornelio definitely "rich dad poor Dad" if you haven't read it yet and also Donald Trumps "the art of the deal" are both fantastic books that can get you motivated and dedicated to real estate.

But be sure not to be too cheap on furnishings, bedding, electronics, etc... obviously be smart, but putting the cheapest stuff, or bare minimum will not get you contracts like a vacation rental would. 

We've been using Cozy.co for a couple of years now and love it for electronically collecting rent and for "showing" a property online, getting applications, doing credit and background checks.   

While initial cost may be a little higher, the money and time can save in the long run is well worth it to me plus the piece of mind I have knowing my tenants are safe and I have someone watching over my property electronically when I am not there.  

The style is Prairie school/Arts and Crafts, 20+ windows for each of the two apartments, which each measure 1760 ft2 with an additional  880ft2 of storage space for each apartment in the basement.