J,I agree - there are some savings when you own one building as opposed to 20.

The HOA also covers all exterior to include the roof.I am living in it for the first year and then plan on moving and renting it out afterwards.

The beauty of the house hack model is that you’re able to get such low interest rates and put little down as opposed to investment properties.

I don't even know where to begin when it comes to real estate as a career (as opposed to as an investor).

If I buy a cheaper property between $300,000 and $400,000 I may be able to buy it in August as oppose to October.Would you guys wait until October and buy a more expensive property $500k-$525k and purchase in October or buy a cheaper property and purchase it in August ?

We waterproofed the one side from the outside, and put a cement based paint on all of the exterior walls hoping that it would help with moisture, which I think it has about 80%.

Our current home is a nice home in a nice neighborhood, but it was purchased as a family home to raise me and my sister as opposed to something that my parents truly loved.

I don't mean that to be rude I'm just pointing  it out to say you'll be able to see every possible risk/benefit associated with investing local as opposed to out of state.

When I am the listing agent, I generally just counter the offer with a number as opposed to use it so that I don't have to present anything.

@John Dean I would like to stick to <150k but not opposed to leveraging the cash@Bruce Lynn thank you for the info!