@Kayla Williams I do residential design in the Carolina's and can help if you decide to build.

Based on 30 seconds of researching comps on Zillow, it would probably list on the MLS at $105K +/- if I decided to sell it today.My next rental property.

Then, we decide on house hacking and doing an owner occupied multi family, people are cheering us on.

You can set up an account for accounting and payment (ask the title company where local owner finance folks set these up or look online).Run the numbers on say a 5%, fifteen year mortgage (or whatever you decide or agree upon; that was my term in the end 5%, 15 year to young couple with strong credit/employment).

I have been a lurker on this site for many months but decided its time to introduce myself to the community and get more involved. 

Deciding on the school that is right for you is a life changer and should be made with no inclination on the real estate investment crowd.

My partner and I have been trying to decide whether we should go with plaster or pebble tech.

Unless you have something in writing from property managers saying you can break the lease on the 15th, without fee, it will be difficult to argue that they were letting you out. right now it is a "he said, she said" situation, assuming everything was verbal. billing you prorated rent for January is your only indication that "maybe" they were letting you out early with no fee. if you took this in front of a judge, which is what you will need to do to recoup your loss, it would be up to him to decide who is right and who is wrong.many counties have free legal aid for tenant issues. my suggestion, run it by them and see what they say. if they agree with you, a strongly worded letter may get you your money. if not, you have to go to court, and you will have to decide if half a months rent is worth all that trouble.

If you decide to hire a resident manager (instead of a property manager) you will be exposing your self to more liability and may have more work managing an employee who may not know how to manage an apartment building.

I've decided that wholesaling is the path i am going to pursue and want to pick everyones brain about what they wish they knew or would do if they started all over again!