For the house hack, I'd prefer a house with a walk out basement where I can stay while I rent out the rooms in main house. 

My preferred method is a lender to place funding on ARV to 70%, which; I place tentatively at 9millon!

@Jake Kain I would love that what’s your preferred way of communication?

The "how" of what your doing would mostly be a question for your accountant or yourself if you have a preference on how you view your P&L's.Your tax liability (again not an accountant here) stays the same if your income goes up the same amount as your expenses. how you are doing it now is perfectly fine.

Looking for info and potential deals in Portland.We don’t know much about Portland’s market but visiting next month.Looking for preferably a condo that is allowed Airbnb and if not has good potential for long term rent OR a Sf dwelling - same idea, on a potential For growth area. 

In the Dallas TX market, most sponsors offer their investors an 8-10% prefered return on cash and a total IRR in the high teens. 

Strong rental demand means we need people - preferably more people every year (population growth).

-I don't NEED the cash, but would prefer not having to rely on purely a 1031 exchange to use the money to buy deals due to the tight timelines for identifying and closing. 

Preferably one that invests themselves?

We are probably going to stay in an apartment, but we would much prefer to rent from a home.