Ideally I would also like to find a BRRRR property, but they are few and far between here and often if you're not quick will get bid up quickly.

Ideally, go through and fix stuff before people move in.I do small jobs myself, not as much to save money, but also to get things fixed faster.

My ideal would be to have rent be roughly $2,500 a month or $2,000 a month.

I was able to find a management company in the area that could help but sounds like having someone on the property would ideal too so going to dig into that a bit more.

I'd want to be in towns with 50K people or more, ideally. 

Hi, i am trying to get lists of owners for multifamily in Atlanta to skiptrace and listsoure shows zero. i talked with their customer support and they said maybe the city do not provide this information.Any experience in this? 

That would leave us with around $70k liquid cash.We rent an apartment month-to-month until we find a good duplex to purchase (ideally within 1 year).We house-hack the duplex until we accumulate enough cash to buy a SFH for ourselves (3-5 years).We retain ownership of the duplex and rent out both units.In my mind, this approach could "get the ball rolling", considering we can't afford to buy an investment property with our current circumstances, nor would we be able to for many years.What would you do if you were in the same boat?

This was for a regular refinancing option - I did not ask about a cashout option (I would assume they are higher).If I would do a cashout option, I would ideally like to use the money for purchasing a new rental property. 

@Allen Maris great point, I was leaning towards seeing if I could find something ideally in Goleta but open to Ventura/Oxnard or Lompoc area to house hack.

I always told myself it was a goal to buy property before 30, but that doesn't mean I have to.My ideal situation: I'd love to make a purchase of a condo/townhouse or LOW-maintenance SFR with the intention of using it as a "home-base," renting out rooms either long-term leases or short-term/vacation rentals (even my own room while I'm traveling for 3 weeks - 3 mo at a time).