The only reason the house hack doesn't appeal to me is 1) I am a single mom, and my parents watch my kid so I stay within a reasonable distance to them and there are no duplexes near us, plus moving repeatedly with a kid is not fun nor ideal for me personally. 2) I just had a new home built in 2019 and plan to keep this house long term.I live in Arizona but have looked at investing in GA or just a more affordable market than what we have here.

Congrats on the twins, that's going to be fun!

Fun fact I learned this week: Chicago landlords are required to pay for pest management services to get rid of bed bugs in a tenant's apartment, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health - "Preventing Bed Bugs" lease addendum; "What are my landlord's responsibilities under this ordinance?

Someone mentioned finding a location near the fun stuff, bars, and restaurants, over proximity to the school. 

Someone mentioned finding a location near the fun stuff, bars, and restaurants, over proximity to the school. 

The cons w/o realtor is that the process may be harder given you'll most likely have to work directly with the seller which isn't always fun, from my experience.

Be patient and keep it fun.

It’s been such a nerve-wracking, fun, and all-around amazing learning experience so far brother!

Here's a fun quote from a super-smarty-pants and equally impressive bad-*** killer."

This should be fun, let's have fun.Other Help Needed/Questions:1) Team Building - if you have a recommendation for an agent, PM, handyman, etc.