Whether you'll be self-managing or hiring a PM company, your experience as a house-hacker will help you create and refine systems!

If it's over 50 units there are companies that will pay for, install, own and operate the system and will pay you a lease payment.

@Tom JordanHere's a start: 1. start a buyer's list (or use existing from company)2. various forums3. daisy chain with a wholesaler to tap into their buyers4. reach out to brokers who sold similar property in the greater area5. reach out to owners who have similar property in the area (particularly recent buyers)If the commercial space is < the residential space and there is no more than 4 units total, this could be a good option for an FHA/conventional buyer.

There are companies out there offering low interest rates for 30 year fixed mortgages so you would not need to deploy all of your capital into one rental property and then play the waiting game for when interest rates drop. 

My questions span broad areas and as I continue to do my own research, I'd really appreciate any experienced investors and residents who can chime in:1) For those who have invested in Chicago and DFW, or moved from one to the other, are there any qualitative differences in the way homeowners approach rehabs, structural issues, expenses requiring insurance claims, or any other major overhauls that a newbie must account and budget for?

What are the best turnkey rental companies?

Seller's also have to pay an attorney/title company to close, complete a smoke cert, recording costs etc. 

They apparently stopped insuring anything over 30 years old.The property is only a little under 4200 sf with a ground floor salon and two residential units in the 2nd floor, but I'm having a heck of a time finding another insurance company as the challenge appears to be due to its being a mixed use property.The city of Alameda has a bunch of similar mixed use properties and I will be reaching out to other owners as well. 

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

I purchased a long term rental property in Jackson MS through a turnkey company a few years ago and I’m needing some advice on how to navigate an issue.