I'm looking at house hacking a duplex or the like for my first investment property and looking for some advise on timing.

Her attempts to become a lawyer in moments like this are hair raising stupid.

DSCR mortgages work very well for me.  

This is an ongoing debate amongst landlords because there is a risk of the recipient of the child support not being paid at all—it happens quite a bit.If you are a landlord considering counting child support as income, you want to look at the things like the court order and when payments are received.

Welcome to Texas.Sounds like a great plan.Remember you can 1031 the current investment property into the next deal to save on your capital gains taxes potentially. 

If you do not think the tenant has cash on hand to cover the judgment, you are likely better off turning it over to a collections agency. 

Given that you have a W2, you most likely do not qualify as a real estate professional since it has to essentially be your main gig. 

So it sounds like you should lower your cleaning fee $30?

Ship it to your cleaner or handy person like @John Underwood mentioned.

@Joseph Dunphy would you happen to have a investor friendly agent you recommend in the Columbus area I have 2 properties I would like to make negotiate & make offers on