I started as a landlord 3 yrs ago when we moved out of my townhome and decided to hold/rent it.

So, in thinking about what my interests in Real Estate are - I am primarily interested in house hacking - and my dreams of being debt free, I landed on purchasing some of the BP recommended Real Estate books, reading through them by the end of this year, and attempting to purchase a duplex somewhere around May/June of 2017.

I feel like purchasing a duplex, living in one unite, renting the other out, and purchasing a deal where the numbers work correctly to where my living expenses would be paid for by my tenant, would be an excellent way to not only help me achieve my goal of paying off my student loan debt, but also help me get a taste of what land lording is like to see if it is a route I would enjoy taking. 

(ie. you rent it to someone and act as the landlord).

If you were not already a landlord you do not want to start with this property.

I sell a house that has underlying mortgage still on a land contract, which put me at risk for a due on sale trigger (understand the risks of note being called from many prior posts).2.  

I'm acquiring a land contract with a buyer already in place.

Heber is small but growing fast and there's a huge shortage for rentals there, we're currently building rentals there, they're sold out but we are definitely acquiring more land to build more much needed rentals up there. 

I have heard that you can "assign" the property through the use of a land trust and using trustees etc. but I'm not sure of the specifics of wholesaling REOs that way.

Does anyone know of any programs that will assist landlords when a disaster strikes.