I do think it is important to remind myself of the purpose of house hacking which is to reduce housing expenses. 

Duluth has a great network of RE minded individuals willing to help newbies out. 

A good reminder for first-time VA buyers is that they will still need to pay for closing costs out of pocket!

Louis County (the city is split between the "City" and the "County") and many buy-and-hold in the city where there are a lot of small multi-families, think 1920s-30s construction brick duplexes, fourplexes, and 8-12 units.I have spent some time in Indianapolis, not studying for investment purposes, but just spending time and it reminds me a lot of St.

Thanks for sharing it gives us all a reminder to be on guard all the time.

They did termite inspections and mowed the lawn - when I reminded them that I didn't own the properties, they said that I hadn't notified them properly. 

It reminded me of that scene in War Dogs when Jonah Hill gets outbid. 

The STR boom reminds me of the boom I saw with marijuana dispensaries when it became legal in my state.

However, if you want some automation such as texting your cleaning team with reminders and having a cleaning schedule.

@Loren Becker I listen to around 20 to 50 podcast a week about investing in real estate where you don't live and one of my favorites by @Jason Hartman about the peoples republic of California always reminds me of what a nightmare it is to buy cash flowing real estate there.