I browsed for trustee sale in North Carolina but nothing coming up, except the the listings on Xome.com for online bidding

You have to suck it up, make the repairs and get it rerented on your dime.

A great way to network and meet people in your local community is to attend in person meet ups. 

They claim that the replacement cost has gone up 400k since the policy was written, and that they had just raised rates this past January.  

For your first house hack, I would look for something more “turnkey” where it’s set up for you to live in and ready to be rented when you move in, maybe a little of work.

Sadly, not all the BP books are on Audible - but I'd love to use up my 12+ credits before I cancel my Audible account. 

It's basically a toss up to keep it and rent it out or sell it and use the profits that are tax free to invest in Roth IRA's, 2nd house loan to free up some cash flow, and potential investment property that they are asking 275k for.  

How do i make sure it is filled up by the time I'm done???

Up $350k in equity based on that comp.  

I've found that the lock's wifi reliability drops pretty drastically when the lock batteries drop below 40%.Speaking of, the Schlage app is very easy to use, allowing you to set up a maximum of 100 codes for each lock (admins, cleaners, guests, guest back-up codes, etc).