This will be your biggest ally when it comes to looking at deals and helping you find a property that fits the strategy you're after.#4 Practice using a rental calculator to calculate your numbers.

If you want to be a bit more aggressive, you can divide by 3 instead.This is the formula that most property managers use to vet tenants.If your business plan hinges on being able to charge $2000 per unit since you’re paying $150k / d but the HHI of your area is $40k… you’re trying to fit a square business plan into a circle tenant demographic.

Save as much as you can in the next 16 months and keep your eye on the market.During that time you're saving, you can cold call or send mailers to a list of properties that fit the criteria for your house hack.

Set up your keyword alerts for the markets you're interested in and spend some time each day chiming into the relevant discussions and creating your own where you see fit.

I have one company that I could introduce you to in the area that might be a good fit to your preferences. 

Direct owned real estate is not a passive endeavor...sure, it's about the return, but it's more about enjoying the hunt/process and that does not fit everyone's goals.

Most people that are going to throw down big $$ on a truck are going to want long range, huge towing capacity, quickly refillable vehicles, none of which fit the EV Trucks (at least yet)

Cheap brokerages are places agents go to die a slow death when they don't make any money at the bigger more successful shops....not to kill it because the split is a little better.See if they will let you sit in on a class or sales meeting....that tells you a little about the culture.I think if you interview 5 you will know who is the right fit for you.

I didn't think that was a good fit for me because I love working with investors.

In summary, there is no rule fit all, the hard pass are all situational based.Quote from @Dong Yan: Alicia,I was just about to post a question, I am facing the same questions right now.If it is the rental properties the side yard facing the major street is the deal breaker or no?