When house hacking is it okay to start with a nice property ?

[Ray Pryer]

I’ve heard several times On bigger pockets that we should start with a distressed property and force the equity but does that apply with house hacking too? Can we move into a nice 3-4 family home and still do that effectively, or would it be better to start with something less nice and fix it up?

[Aaron K.]

Math wise a fixer will probably be better, but the most important factor in a house hack is picking a property that you would be happy living in, because if you are unhappy then there is really little point to the endeavor.