I guess I am going to try and stay away from anything tenant occupied, at least for my first deal.

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hey Bp so Im going in be closing on first house hack in a couple weeks. its a duplex with one side already rented out. tenant been there 3 years and on month to month lease but still wants to stay.. according to seller. my question is how do I inform the tenant that I will be buying house and where to send payment too??

I'd prefer to stay somewhat local vs investing in an unfamiliar area of the country.

But have since decided to stay where they are.

Big thanks for the recommendation on this now my tenant probably played me because I complained about this they moved furniture in and stayed one night. 

Definitely would stay far away from that restaurant!

My wife and I are in a transition period -- one in which I retired my decade-long business, became a stay-at-home dad for our 2nd child, and am now doing RE investing fulltime (managing my local properties and making good progress on remote-investing in other parts of the country).  

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