Lets normalize and encourage house hacking as an entry point to the housing market.

There are a couple often used accounting software such as Quickbooks, Stessa, Xero etcI personally prefer quickbooks desktop as its normally cheaper(in the long haul) vs the online version, especially if you need to use the class function.

If you can normalize that data and cross-reference it with ownership info, you're working a list that's 30–60 days ahead of what any national data provider is selling.

Properties that were marginal from the start struggle to withstand normal operating expenses and capital expenditures.

investing was a certain way after the GFC - which also wasn't "normal" - but since a lot of content about investing was generated then, a lot of new investors come in with that as background.i think the current environment is difficult but i am definitely still investing.

It’s normal to feel overwhelmed after something like that.

It's a competitive market and most of the people that get in trouble here are ones that buy blindly without actually figuring out the numbers, etc.You'd be surprised the number of times I get asked after month one if their electric bill of $xxx or whatever is normal, and the thought running through my head is "how did you not  check things like that before you committed half a million dollars to something?"

It’s completely normal to feel a bit overwhelmed starting out, but the fact that you already own your primary residence puts you steps ahead of most beginners.

I'd like to include a clause that says the tenant acknowledges that everything is clean and anything beyond normal wear and tear will be charged to them. 

I do have to replace the tips on the cue sticks but that is normal wear.