Make sure to conduct thorough financial analysis and consider factors such as property appreciation, rental demand, and market conditions.

Start attending local real estate meet ups in your market.

Once you've identified your market and where you'll be purchasing to house hack (or if you'll do it out of the home you're in today) you'll be off to the races to start your journey.

Despite the national single family home market reaching record values the 7 markets in the article are still valued below their 2022 peaks.

Combine this househacking with joint venturing on some commercial property around the same market (5-20 units) with a few other investors that compliment your skillset and viola, you will obtain 30-50 units in 3-5 years. 

Best there is at navigating the complex landscape out here and helping you make the right purchase to be competitive in the STR market. 

They stated that the “market rent” came lower than expected and tried to tell me that market rents in the area justify $1300, which that’s just what I “accepted” on paper from the tenant.

The most conservative way to break into the investing market.

A bank, or credit union, or anyone issuing a mortgage, can earn 5% interest from treasury bonds, or a money market account.

If you can get into the market in Amherst, of course it's a good place to invest.