I wouldn't recommend cheap, urban core properties, especially for an out of state investor.

If you partner with an operator that can go anywhere and turn an asset  into the most desired apartment complex in the market, you don't have to limit yourself  to  one or two markets.

The key is always to find off-market deals with a lot of potential for increased NOI (net operating income). 

Marketing and more money with a strategic growth plan that has efficient and lean operations in place.

Purchasing an investment property increases the level of difficulty of your tax return.Purchasing a house-hack is even more difficult.To make it even more difficult - you plan to make improvements so you have to determine which costs are currently expensed and which are capitalized.Not only have you acquired an investment property but you also acquired a personal residence.As a result, direct expenses towards your investment property and indirect expenses are deductible business expenses that can be used to decrease your net income from rental activities.With all that is said - you are trying to operate a business so I would hire professionals to help you with your tasks.

utm_source=newsletterYou can find a glossary of some acronyms here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/real-estate-abbreviations/You might also want to read: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide - https://assets2.biggerpockets.com/uploads/user_file/file_object/329/UBG_2018.pdf...actually the entire section: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesBP has a whole section dedicated to education and starting up - https://www.biggerpockets.com/intro-to-rei/overviewGet busy with the entire Education section on BP: https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/property-types https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/finance https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/strategy https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/finding-deals/analyze-deals https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/property-management (including TENANTS MAINTENANCE) https://www.biggerpockets.com/hubs/business-operations (and the sub section on REAL ESTATE MARKETING TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY TAXES & ACCOUNTING LEGAL TEAM)One way or another you will pay your "real estate tuition" - either in time, effort or money.

I also launched a customized T-shirt company and that has taught me much in the way of product development, managing operating costs and expenses as well as marketing, profit margins and other cool things you're not taught in school.

She immediately apologized and said my host was evicted for operating a vacation rental when they are expressly forbidden.

Larger properties with national tenants tend to have strong urban core to suburban locations so the dirt is very valuable today and usually into the future.So on smaller properties with a more local bank it is a big loan to them and they want to look good to regulators so they get as much info and place as much controls as possible to CTA (cover their #ss) themselves. 

It has many benefits, but it also helps a lot because you only have to work with a single EIN and can use a single bank account with the correct bookkeeping to operate all your investments, to prevent commingling of your finances.