While 80% of these deals will most likely be terrible, you should be able to find a couple worth walking or offering up on.The third method, which requires some time and effort, involves learning how to pull property addresses, names, and numbers.

@Antonio IglesiasHouse hacking involves purchasing multi-family properties, living in one unit, and renting out others to offset mortgage payments and build wealth over time.

@Li Kia   Some people are just extremely hard on property.   

This is a very broad question but to give a general answer, the reason why they exist is to finance properties that won't fit the typical bank credit box.

Bank - used another property with equity to minimize my down payment to $5,000.00 How did you add value to the deal?

I house hacked my way into my first rental property this past year and now manage the rental myself. 

I did purchase some multi-family properties, however, along the way I also discovered "excellent" single-family home deals that were too good to pass up.  

What you pay for the property, what you rent it for, who the tenants will be, etc.  

Hello BP community,I’m exploring different financing strategies for my next investment property and am considering using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) as the down payment for a buy-and-hold property.Has anyone here successfully used a HELOC for this purpose?

I was speaking with a property owner who is open to seller financing, but mentioned that I need to get approved by an RMLO.