Get a high deposit to offset that risk.Our section 8 office will also cover damages like this at the end of a lease.My section 8 tenants tend to stay forever.

I agree with Alecia that house hacking is generally the best way to get started, so for the moment I recommend working to get your credit score as high as possible and saving up for a 5% down payment.

If I were in your shoes, I would do the following:- set 6 months worth of income aside in a HYSA to save it for a rainy day (this will help shield you if you lose your job, or if something goes horribly awry with your investment properties)- open a Bank on Yourself life insurance policy (this is a specific type of high dividend paying whole life insurance where you can borrow against the cash value in your policy at any time and the money will continue growing as if you never took out a loan.

I highly recommend coming to a CREIA meeting sometime (the general meeting is the 2nd Monday of each month and the beginner group meets I think the 4th Thursday?).  

Highly recommend! 

It's highly unlikely you can file multiple claims in a short period of time on the same property and not experience a rate increase in the current market. 

Will see condition when they leave.. although the house is all tile floors and furniture is not high end or anything. 

I wanted to get some insight on a topic that has been on my mind lately – creative financing strategies in the real estate investing space, especially given the current scenario of high interest rates.As we all know, interest rates play a crucial role in shaping the real estate market.

For multifamily buildings the incentives can go as high as $350,000.00.

Quickbooks is another platform which has a high learning curve and isn't necessarily meant for REI.