And yeah, team’s the dealbreaker—our in-house management and tight underwriting keep us at 10% cash-on-cash, while I’ve seen quads crash from sloppy execution.

Pittsburgh has to be one of the best markets for house hacking so we are definitely blessed.

You can use this property to hedge any others that you add that may only cover themselves, or require supplement until they are paid off.HOWEVER, if you have decided that your goal is to use Real Estate as a stepping stone to build wealth by upgrading the property you hold each time (condo to house, house to 4-plex, 4-plex to 8 unit, etc) then I think you are right to sell now while you think the property is at the top of it's appreciation.It will be hard for anyone on BP to tell you what to do as we don't know your goal.You are right. 

I appreciate the encouragement—I'm excited to learn from and connect with investors in this community.Right now, I’m primarily focused on house hacking in the LA market, but I’m open to exploring out-of-state opportunities later in my career.

We exited both markets, louisville because of mandating section 8 housing after Covid and just the way they handled evictions and pyments during the pandemic.

The good news is you don't need a specialty loan for a house hack, just a traditional primary home loan.

That said, College Station’s long-term rental numbers are strong, especially with Texas A&M’s continuous growth driving demand for student, faculty, and corporate housing.

There may be a couple of houses on the block that do not have driveways so this may not be the only one.

Since you mentioned that you are getting started, I highly suggest you house-hack (this is how I got started in Costa Mesa, Orange County).

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise egregiously violating the law.