<prompt> Human: Have any of you ever done this? Within 20 miles of where Im searching theres around 170 apartments, only 30 of which are less than 1,000 a month, and none that are less than 700. Looking at houses in the area, there are plenty of 3 bedroom homes in the area where I could have a mortgage under 1000 including taxes and everything else.I can comfortably afford the entire payment myself, so tenants leaving or not paying wouldnt break me. I figure even if i charge the absolute minimum 700 a month, between 2 tenants thats 1400 a month, after figuring in income tax around 1150, so my living expense would be totally covered. Theres a lot of tax deductions I could use to help as well.I realize there are a lot of things Id have to learn becoming a landlord, and there will also be upkeep and costs if large problems occur. I manage large commercial construction projects for a living, which would help mitigate that risk, and have a boss who owns several apartment complexes, so I could talk to him as well since hes done this several times over. He could also share documents his lawyers created that would help cover me as well?What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea?  <response>: Its not a bad idea, a lot of people rent rooms out. You said you could afford everything yourself, so Im glad the mortgage isnt dependent on renters. It basically comes down to if you want to have other people living in the house with you, using your kitchen, backyard and all that. If that sounds good to you, then get some renters. If that sounds like a nightmare, then be by yourself. Do background checks, be wary of renter bringing other guests like bed bugs. If they bring bed bugs into your home, it will cost you several thousands of dollars to get rid of them and Im not exaggerating. 