Make sure you work with a lender before looking for a deal to ensure your buy box will get you a property eligible for financing. 

The cash we spent was on renovations and furnishings for the airbnb's.

This time can also be spent learning everything possible about your target market using websites like Zillow.At 25, you could house hack a new house every 2 years and may be able to retire between 40-50.

The cash we spent was on renovations and furnishings for the airbnb's.

Get funding lined up and define your buy box—agents take serious buyers seriously.

We never did see either the beach or the ocean on those trip, much of the time was spent in the crawl space under the house.

I know many turnkey properties in Reno, NV that check that box. 

In case of syndication or passive investment, its a black box and you do not learn much.

Triage Gatekeeper: Our online portal requires tenants to check boxes confirming they tried basic steps (e.g., "Did you try resetting the breaker?"

Unfortunately, most of the time this happens, the tenants have spent the rent money already and they end up moving:(Just some of the challenges of investing in gentrifying, Class C areas and why proper management is so important to minimize these challenges.