I am one of the many who are looking to get a househack going in Dallas when I move there in May, and a natural part of that is lenders.

Finally: as proof that threads aren't just removed "willy-nilly", this very thread could be removed by the primary nature of its content (to wit: I don't like the policies, I'm leaving).

I’m very much interested in a duplex or something of that nature here on the gulf coast of Florida.

Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties Ability to use the leverage Ability to hustle for greater returns Ability to manage my investment directly People always need a place to live Its worked for millions of people before me Fairly stable and predictable for those interested in long term gains Not having to be presentThe 4 Wealth Generators (from a rental) Appreciation- natural and forced (the only generator flippers get) Can be very risky but can be the icing on the cake Cash Flow- buy properties that offer cash flow today.

Make sure you understand where all the money is coming from and going and there are adequate reserves for capex or rehab funds. 

You were brought up in the industry so some of this is second nature for you and a great support group (family).  

That said, if this hurts your reviews, an experiment of that nature may be costly to recover from.Cleaning & stocking is not glamorous or particularly difficult work, but it is important work. 

While not building a cash flow yet from these - I feel like the loan being paid down each month and getting some natural growth in value over time will help - or at least I hope for these two.I made a ton of mistakes during these first purchases (and this is coming from someone that knew NOTHING about real estate or had any friends/family who gave me advice.) 

Works best with 5+ units due to commercial nature then. 

It seems like you’re still undecided as to whether you want to join a team or operate independently and as Anthoney mentioned it can offer a lot of flexibility because of its cloud based nature.