When you picture your very first investment, do you see yourself starting small with one unit, or jumping straight into a multifamily or flip?

Besides temp rent credits and general gift cards, we've found giving them a dinner & movie gift cards for a night out are received well.Also, you do need to add more time to contractor timelines, but just adding 2 weeks isn't the best approach.

Quote from @Tajana Reagan: Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Tajana Reagan: I'm based in Metro Atlanta and plan to buy my first house hack next year — ideally a duplex (always been a dream of mine, thanks to my favorite movie 😄).How do investors decide what a good return is before buying?

I cannot stress the importance of the design and theme of your home being something nice and modern in the common areas, along with creating some sort of a wow factor, whether that be a theater room, game room in the garage, and or the theming of multiple bedrooms to be a relevant Disney character or movie design.

To me this property seemed more like the one in the John Candy   Dan Aykroid Movie,  Mom and pop owned and operated .. 

Stuff like game rooms, movie rooms etc can bring in enough revenue to justify giving up sleeping space, although those are activities more likely to be enjoyed by larger groups, so that decision is typically made when deciding between 6 and 7 bedrooms, not 1 or 2. 

However like I said strategy is SFH in the beginning then ideally grow into multi family. 

I’m ideally looking to buy that first property in San Diego.ThanksSounds like you're well positioned.

Ideally, looking for some kind of house hack situation, but open to a regular rental investment property, as well.

Every year is ideal, but as you start accumulating properties banks like to start seeing certain cash reserves on-hand as you start acquiring more depth.