Balloon" framing (1920's I believe).Radon.Plaster and lathe instead of sheet rock (pre 1950's) or plaster and wire mesh variations (50's) more solid than sheetrock but a real b*tch to repair or demo if you're remodeling.You've got Galvy plumbing but also need to look out for other kinds of outdated plumbing like clay sewer lines (pre-1930's, prone to collapsing, bellies, root intrusion), cast iron (1950's, often rusted and/or cracked by now), and PB (polybutylene, gray-colored water pipes, 1980's, prone to rapid degradation and subsequent bursting, mostly gone by now).Buried Oil Tanks-- Do you have those there?

@Kaitlyn Aragon, tl;dr others responses.

After reading your thought-provoking post and responses, I felt compelled to contribute some additional insights to the discussion.While the existing advice holds merit, I want to underscore the critical importance of strategic location selection in real estate investments.

I would only be in Cincinnati for that entire calendar year and then return to Charlotte to my primary home.Greetings Andrea,Your plan to house hack a four-plex in Cincinnati using a 5% down conventional loan while renting out your Charlotte home sounds like a solid strategy, especially with your remote job offering flexibility.

This approach will set a solid foundation for your real estate investing journey here in the A.And if you are going to use Melanie's recommendation to check out the GA REIA, you can do so by searching here on Bigger Pockets forums, you'll find they post new meetings quite often.

Roxborough is pretty solid.

It's easy to install, and it feels solid under your feet.

My main goal is to build a solid portfolio for my children, 20 and 8 months, to inherit.

Let the tenant know you have proof that gas was off, she failed to maintain heat and it resulted in the damage, and that you intend to hold her financially responsible.4.

It’s not your responsibility to issue and release the permits, it’s theirs, and they did.