I've learned that the best way to do it is to start off with a purchase that you yourself will live in.

If my description of property management sounds like something you'll be good at and enjoy doing, it's a good fit, and I say go for it. 

Hi, I am new to real estate and I bought a house recently and planning to house hack by renting the basement out while I live in the house for a year or 2 and then move out and rent the whole house.

Duplex, live in 1 side, rent other side out via STR, MTR, or LTR2.

I currently live & am looking to invest in Michigan.

As someone who has a tendency to spend excessively and live paycheck to paycheck, the lockdown measures implemented during the pandemic unexpectedly helped me stabilize my financial situation.

And the garage feels oversized, so I'm thinking about the possibility of converting it into a 2-car garage and adding ~300sqft of living space as another bedroom and hallway that still connects the house to the garage, so that the new layout will be 2500sqft, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with a 600sqft 2-car garage.

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I live In Palm beach, and do all my biz out of state, freedom is pricelessAll the best

With 6 roomies, and possibly a lot of turnover, (Mi cocina es la cochina de nadie)Same for the restrooms, livingroom and yard.Maybe some maid service to keep the place(s) as desirable living space.I wouldn't not expect flop house types to be big on cleaning up other roommates messes .