I've identified three: 1) That the free cash flow be positive (if small) even with us occupying 1 unit 2) That the purchase price (+ rehab costs if any) be reasonable enough we could sell a few years down the road without taking a loss3) That the free cash flow from all units (if we were to move out at some point) be worth the trouble of ownership, which we've set at $200 per month per door.What are we forgetting?

First you need to learn how to identify a market and sub-market that will check all of the right boxes.

I want to house hack a 3-4 unit in baltimore as way to get skin in the game and I’ve identified some really great neighborhoods at very affordable prices for my budget.

In my experience most title insurers  require a copy of the trust or at the very least the first few pages that identifies the Trustee and any successor Trustee(s), the section identifying the powers of the Trustee and the signature page. 

Having said all of that, my advice to you would be to evaluate it from a risk tolerance perspective and identify the anchors that will make it a good long term rental.

Your best bet:1) Identify the value you will bring to the relationship2) Look for someone with the funding who needs that value3) Form a partnership with that person to be the GP on the dealGood luck!

How do you go about identifying the area to buy?

But, we would only have 45 days to identify a new property.

The most important area to identify is whether or not you have a deal at hand.

The best place to start is identifying what your long term goals for investing look like and work backwards from there.