I like your house hack plan better than trying to arbitrage a ton of units, especially as a 23 year old.

Hey Hiyun — sounds like you’re on the right track.I don’t invest in Cleveland personally, but I’ve heard from others that it’s gotten tougher to make the numbers work there in recent years — especially with increased competition and lower margins on deals.If you’re open to other Midwest markets, Detroit might be worth exploring.

Quote from @Ritesh Keskar: Just found this old discussion thread.

I've searched BP and most posts about this issue are a few years old at least, so I'm hoping to get some insight from others who do this regularly.

Not a year up front.

Quote from @Andre Penn: My name is Andre, I'm 19 yrs old trying to get my first deal.

That's from "Scotsman Guide," but about 2 years old.

Any that are more than 30 years old, also get a sewer-scope to avoid surprises there. 

Not like SUPER famous, but enough that a newspaper might do a background check on my real estate holdings.I own real estate for a living, so I was wondering what they could look up on me. Unfortunately, I own them in ...

Quote from @Andree Hoang: @Matthew Irish-Jones and as for the tenant, on the property rider it says that they have been here for at least 2-3 years each.