Some solid areas to look at are:Riverside, Avondale, Murray Hill, San Marco, San Jose, Orange Park, southern part of west side, east Arlington, pockets of the Northside.I’m on my phone so a little tough to go in great detail, but you can message me and we can find a time to chat if you’re interested.Chris - thanks for the reply.

I would focus on getting a solid job/career then going into a house hack. 

First off, congrats on building such a solid portfolio!

Even if I’m only netting $500 per property, it’s still a solid way to generate passive income.I want to be as hands-off as possible.

I already had my own business, some cash, lines of credit and a solid contractor as a partner which is how I have grown my portfolio so aggressively over the past few years.Unfortunately, $8k is not going to get you very far despite the promises of no money down investing.

just to be candid, unless you're using some kind of creative strategy... you need a really solid amount of cash including reserves. 

Go to one of the REI bibles and get really solid on the basics so that your foundation is solid and you purchase well.  

Or the 6k houses that burn down in Napa and Sonoma counties  U just dont hear about it because it was not LA and the rich and famous.. the Napa fires are the exact same scenerio Atlas peak is solid brush and its burn 3 times in my lifetime but this time there was homes built right next to it and again freak winds downslope winds  that caused this..

It’s a way to earn solid returns without the day-to-day work.

It's still a good market for long term rentals but the returns are not what they were 10 years ago - but if you can get past overly optimistic suggested ROI, it's a really solid market.