I like the idea of owning a house and having a larger pool of buyers that will value that asset differently in the future. 

House was $172k renting at $1550 a  month.

I have improved cash-flow by buying some multi-family houses rather than single family.

(Zillow data) I've been doing open houses for an hour twice a month, and have had 4 applications so far from people who went. 

Surrounded by mountains in a valley that naturally constricts growth there will continue to be a shortage of housing.

Hello Everyone, My name is Brooklyn, I currently wholesale land and houses.

And I’m sure I’m missing some expenses (repairs, taxes, insurance, etc.)Still my first year in this scenario would simply pay for furnishing the house in the first placeIncome - $3,315Mortgage - $1,450Utilities - $35020% management fee - $520Even this best case scenario would only net me $1,000 a month, and honestly, I would want more to make it worth it.

Is it a lot of work to maintain the house in this area?

Currently I am house hacking as a mid-term landlord (list on Airbnb.. renting Jack and Jill upstairs in our home to traveling professionals) we are consistently booked and lots of inquiries.

Hello, I currently operate a rooming house, and the insurance cost is going up every year, and it is getting ridiculous.