I'm in the same process and have the same question.

who can help you analyze deals and guide you through the process.

And you can do it with little cash, 5% down conventional is better than 3.5% FHA.House hacking also gives you a chance to cut your teeth in all major skills: analyzing deals, buying process, financing, working with contractors, advertising for rent, background checks, property management.

I think smaller markets say sub 50k population would have a larger impact from one big move from a manufacturing facility or something like a Amazon processing center.

Turns out the Seller's agent and the escrow agents were really nasty to the bank throughout the whole process.

.: 500K is high and will exclude lots of companies from writing the renters policy. 

So, I'd say my wife's "honey-do list":)Regarding rental properties, it's that no matter how many processes you create to handle problems, there's always some new problem:(

My process involves two steps.

The screening process plays a big role in the odds of collection.

I just went throught the entire screening process and its more like $6,800.