Hi Bigger pockets community, my name is Jerry Velez and I currently live in Suffolk county, New York and just like a lot of people on here, I was terrified to make my first post on here!

I started my real estate investing career in Dayton, OH and I now live and work here in Fayetteville.

For those house hacking - rent by the room folks, do you sign a lease for those who are renting by the room even if you are living in the house?

I live in NYC and I’ve yet to check the market.This year I plan on doing as much research as possible as me and my brothers save our money for our first deal, there’s 3 of us total.If you read this far thanks so much!

I guess where you guys live, it is not required to have a Mold Remediation Company do the work?

Again, it looks like you have already started to do most of this which is great.If you have the flexibility and given you've already indicated a desire for a SFR or Small Multi...I'd buy a small multifamily and live in one side and rent the others.

I live in one side with my partner and rent out the other side (along with an RV garage that is on the property).

Renting a house is like painting a car or house - 90% of the work is in the prep work.

Jerry, I live in Myrtle Beach and am a Real Estate Agent here.

The common legal reasons to not renew the tenant are to move in family or to do a rehab large enough that tenant cannot live in the unit.