What I have learned very quickly owning these properties is that you can make these work on paper to convert them into rentals when you do your analysis today, but HOA increases are unexpected and completely out of your control.

I usually receive a large bonus from work in late June so July 2025 is my target date to buy my first piece of property, although I realize opportunities may arise before then. 

We're still working the business plan.

However, the average rent PSF is often considerably higher as a result, at least in the markets I work in (Seattle and Phoenix).

Hi Paul,Charlotte is considered a good market for house hacking due to its demographics, safety, and quality of life.

I'm sure their math works. 

It looks like this lady works for a local homeless shelter, which makes sense how she knew to file the complaint with this specific non-profit the day after it happened.

It's best to start working with a mortgage broker or lender very early in the process. 

It would have to be dscr or something similar rather than conventional.Rob, I am familiar with a group that might be a good fit, but you would have to purchase a few at once to make it work, as they have a minimum loan amount of 75k on a small portfolio, but single properties at ~$55k would be tough, even for DSCR.

Have friends working in this space along the Columbia River in WA/OR that oversee the data centers, and working with friendly government was key to their growth.