The biggest benefit for house hacking is you will work with the negatives better.

Whats the biggest mistake a newbie can make - i feel my inaction is big mistake.4.

My husband’s biggest motivator was hunting and fishing....as soon as he saw that he would have more than a one week vacation in the Fall to hunt; he was sold.

What are a couple of the biggest realizations you had in real estate or changes you made in the way you thought about and ran your rental portfolio?

A lot has been covered already...I suppose my biggest time saver is staying organized.

We don’t pocket the entire $500 by any means, we let our company pay for our health insurance, cars, gas, car insurance, lability insurance, meals, phones, internet, accounting, legal expenses, etc, etc.

However, if the tenant is paying $1000/month as a monthly rent payment then advertising the gross rent of $1000 isn't technically wrong.I've ran into a lot of weird undisclosed stuff in leases like landlord supplied utilities and internet, incorrect rent amounts, landlord paid routine maintenance, etc.

@Jacob SteeleI believe the biggest issue is what happens in 12-36 months when those roommates move out and you still have 25+ years of a mortgage?

Best place to find lenders is at your local REIA, NOT ON THE INTERNET!!

I have been passively looking at the small multifamily homes for a house hack, but the biggest hurdle is finding one in an area we both are comfortable to live.