I am looking to get into the real estate game early and learn as much as possible, especially about house hacking and possibly short-term rentals.

It's part of participation trophy society where people get socially rewarded for just being in the game, but that shouldn't apply to real estate.

It does not matter whether you are starting a real estate business, restaurant, car wash, or amazon commerce business - the lender will first look at you and your partner and how much skin you have in the game, your experience and the risk of the loan not getting paid. 

The auto guest messaging and guest verification features from Hospitable are a game changer!

Felt like being at a high-stakes poker game, but with properties on the line.

@Roopesh KrishnamoorthyFinding cash flowing SFR is going to be a challenge (especially since you are looking for a primary at this point) and if you leave (H1B lottery) then do you plan to continue to fund any shortfall from India?

Good luck with that one—I doubt any syndicators would find a sympathetic jury in such a case.Scott, you and I have debated the concept of “skin in the game” for years.

Sounds like you put in a Bonafide game player but no worries, they suck at the game.

Playing the long game, it's not for those chasing rainbows, definently for the LT planned methodical focus. 

Having a PMS with automated reminders has been a game-changer for us too, making it easy to manage renewals without much manual follow-up.