My family and I just recently took a short vacation to Wilmington and the house we stayed in really lit a fire in me about getting started because it was so ideally situated. 

On A first house hack, owner occupied, do you have to change the address on your driver licence living there for a year?

“Genius” me agreed to rent a house for them in exchange for fostering a few of my dogs (I run a dog rescue group.)

Townhomes are a viable option, as sing family houses in the best areas can easily get in the mid 400s and up real quick.I focus on North Raleigh, Brier Creek, Bethesda (durham county) to name a few spots.

Managing for out of state buyers is definitely different than in state and it can really make or break you.

Hello - I own a duplex in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada - the largest issue I have has been property management - I live in BC, and there are not many property management companies in Muskoka that handle long term rentals - many do air bnb properties, but most property owners who rent long term do the management on their own. 

It is an older home, and would be hard to move walls around to make space without basically taking the whole house apart.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

If you can cluster another one in the area, you will reduce your management costs and keep your travel the same.

I have been working with a platform management company for about a year now and want to expand my horizons and learn other sides of the industry.