Anna,  Congrats on making the decision on getting stated into Real Estate Investment, and welcome to BP.   

I think you're spot on here.

Read as many RE books as you can get your hands on.

To narrow down my search can you guys please suggest if I should focus more on Ohio or North Carolina? 

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Hey Everyone,I have heard it said on the podcasts before that the reason you are required to live in a house hack for at least a year is because that is how long it would take you to qualify for another mortgage to go buy your next one.

Is there any leverage on the portfolio?

I can’t afford to pay him for a lousy job and stay on budget. 

Currently, I’m focused on learning as much as possible with the goal of starting to invest next year.

Best of luck on your journey