@Robert BurnsYou're likely going to get many different answers from many different people who have all had success and horror stories in different ways in RE. 

Don't jump too early and start connecting with other investors in the area and meet other people who have house hacked near you.

One thing to note, MOST PEOPLE NEVER leave their W2 job.

Tell her to go out to a movie and have people do the work when she is gone. 

Sadly a lot of people enter various real estate investing fields without a clue of the risks. 

A lot of those people were sold on ADR and occupancy numbers that were the ceiling and not the norm.  

I am ready to get these people out, but it is very difficult in Ontario, Canada. 

HELOCs are great, but too many people take them and deplete the power of the property.

We started with a couple months of research which pretty much boiled down to three things-1- You don't need a sign if everyone who needs to know where you are knows where you are.2- Most people driving by don't see them. 

For most people, that’s foundation and structure issues.