Risk starts with what is AT risk. 

And ideally sell it 4 years later.If I can more or less count on the renting of additional bedrooms to cover the running costs of the house, I'm really only looking at taking a hit on the buying/selling costs - which SHOULD be lower than what it would cost to house him in dorms for 4 years.I feel like this is pretty obvious and easy (not trying to make significant money here, just thinking I could save $10-$20k on housing costs over 4 years).

I have bought and sold over 1,000 properties for my own inventory, and did Bigger Pockets Podcast #82, and have spoken coast to coast from Manhattan to San Francisco on real estate topics, and wrote a book on my experiences.So I can't say I did it all on SFH, but renting houses has been a big part of my real estate investments since I first started investing.

Hey Miguelli, it's great that you're getting started! 

So you know exactly how much the legal expenses will be.If doing it yourself, be sure to serve your notices properly or you may find yourself starting over in front of a judge.

We plan to let them start their maintainance and clean this month and just raise $100 MTM rent so we can both win-win.

I think having the flexibility to choose what weekends my family or friends wants to come into town out weights the consideration of putting a tenant in there full time.I have researched a bunch of things that come into consideration before starting this and I would love thoughts!

Hello everyone,I’m currently living overseas and just getting started with real estate investing.

Hello, I recently located a new construction property that was built using helical piers from the start.

I also think there will need to be a solution found in the middle ground because there is a value that buyer agents provide to help buyers navigate the legal complexities, and I'm sure that a large portion of buyers are going to chose not to have an agent in order to save money.