My ideal property would be in the range of $500,000, offering 3-4 units to maximize the investment potential. 

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I would be happy to discuss some potential areas that may interest you. 

Given your circumstances, it's crucial to build a trustworthy team that includes a competent real estate agent, property manager, and potentially a real estate attorney.

If you do go this route, make sure you thoroughly vet out your potential partner and have a solid agreement in place to protect both of you. 

You'll also need to look out for some areas with higher property taxes...Lastly, figuring out if you want to own/deal with a bunch of lower priced homes where you could buy more properties and easily be hitting the 1-2% rule, but potentially have more headaches (higher tenant turnover, higher eviction rates, older housing stock where one big expense wipes out a year's worth of income, less appreciation in home value) OR if you want to buy in areas that are likely to cashflow less, but appreciate more over time. 

While the former presents a classic investment opportunity, the latter has caught my eye for its unique and potentially lucrative approach.As someone relatively new to this field, I'm aware that there might be aspects I haven't considered or opportunities I'm overlooking.

Wait until April and take your money and invest it an another property doing the same strategy house hacking but this time get a single family with future potential to add more value like an ADU or DADU to maximize your future rental income.

Establish an LLC to cover any potential lawsuits.

The development of actual buildings creates huge depreciation potential.4.