Hi BP,I am officially closed on my first deal.

Same as @John Underwood, @Diaz Principe Nicolas.I would love to get more off season bookings but there ins't much call for a iced in lake house with a foot of snow on the ground and the lake being frozen over.It is fun to see how many turkeys end up on the deck and to watch if wolves use the frozen lake to move around.

but your numbers on it as a BRRRR are overly optimistic. 

Start posting some ads and start having some conversations with these guys if you don’t get any referrals.you get a better feel when you speak with people one on one.

I think house hacking still makes sense once you are ready, you’d eventually step out on your own anyways.

Timeline contingent on good deals. 

I am currently closing on an occupied duplex in Cleveland, Ohio on 5/25, my first property in the area.

Oh.. and one thing I learned the hard way is that some policies have restrictions on borrowing against them, so double-check with your insurance provider first.

@Courtney HamiltonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I work full time and have partnered with others in DFW on assignment of contract deals for a few years now.