So, it begins.A wholesaler on youtube, states that a close friend of his inadvertently has gotten wrapped up in a very serious investigation. 

My guess is her original rent may have been $1700 and it increased to $2000, so she thinks her deposit is 1 month's rent which it was...just not what her current rent is.Separate issue is if the documents said the deposit was $1700 and you only got $850. 

So I know this isn't really "house hacking", but I wasn't sure where to put the post.

A solid W2 income can be a big advantage when it comes to securing investment property loans, so it's smart that you're recognizing that.

Most of the midwest is considered linear so you won't usually see much growth and appreciation compared to the sunbelt areas.

So the decision on what to do with the offer should be easy.

I don't know MA laws, so generically:1) Do you need any lead paint, bed bug, or sex offender disclosure? 

For rentals I typically prefer going with LVP flooring, affordable cabinets etc. but one thing I like to spend $ on is countertop as its used often so I will go with an affordable solid surface top. 

No way would I pay someone else $10,000 just so they would take half of my earnings.I think you could do better for yourself just using communities like this and taking $10,000 and to learn as young go.

I retired early and knew it was going to happen so I put as little as possible into restrictive retirement accts.