Cleveland, OH could be a good fit for your first rental property if you're ever looking to invest out-of-state.

As long as you aren't too deep into the negatives, with the house hack you'd be living in a property at a very small initial investment (compared to 25%) down while having a reduced mortgage payment as you gain equity in the home, and in TX it'll be quite a bit more than most other states in the US.

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Septic will depend on your state and local codes.

When I finished my closing There is an attached rider ( 1-4 Family Rider, assignment of rents) to the deed stating that Covenant Item 6 of the Security Deed is deleted.

The feds/state can yank that lease whenever they want.

The alternative to that is going to the Cape, Western MA, as well as adjacent states with coastal/lakeside properties where many of us New Englanders vacation. 

If I need additional funds, I can give another lender a second mortgage after explaining to them that the first mortgage holds a stronger position.BUT... if you do some paperwork with the state and set up an entity.

An agent that recently showed the property reached to stating that their client love the property but would like to know if the landlord would be okay with installing a gas line or gas stove either at their cost or landlord cost.

If you do this you can potentially include a higher security deposit but you want t make sure to follow state laws about that.I understand that people may be improving their credit due to life circumstances.