We’ve also asked them to keep the screen door unlocked so that we can use the key to enter if they are not home.Tenant is active duty military living with his girlfriend.

We want to buy a multi family of 2-3 units and house hack by living in one and renting out the other one or two units.

think bigger. we build a triplex that's very popular in columbus. for house hacking unless you want to live with your tenants or rent bedrooms out push the dwelling units up and run the numbers. as long as you can qualify for it 

I got a taste of real estate and have been learning a little more through YouTube videos, webinars, etc.

Depending where you live, cash flow is not king.

FL NO,MAYBE you will get 3% ,  I live in FL and its all very overpriced.

I also have invested on the north side of the city in Albany Park and Irving Park neighborhoods because I was comfortable with them after having lived there back in grad school. 

Since myself And another partner are local we plan to live in the first one while we understand the process of what it takes to build and get some experience under our belt then the plan is to scale from there, really just need to get our feet in the door to which I appreciate the connect with Jennie.

There is up front costs like dividing the living room into 2 more bedrooms etc plus the simplier furnishing.   

We do plan to remodel a bath which would not be possible with a tenant living there.