I'm seeing rates start around 6.75% with your specific scenario. 

Hey AudreyHere's a list of things you should look for in your investment properties...Start by assessing the property’s curb appeal and exterior condition, checking the roof for damage and foundation for cracks or moisture.

That said, even with conservative rental income estimates, my living expenses would eventually drop to several hundred dollars less than what I’m currently paying in rent once the house hack starts generating income.I do have cash reserves to weather some rough patches, but the idea of pushing my budget this hard makes me uneasy.

Since graduating in 2021, I moved to Washington, DC to pursue a civil engineering career and am now feeling like I am in more of a position to start learning and pursuing real estate investing seriously.

To start out, I'm finding renters on my own and am not renting through AirBnb or VBRO.

I too never thought about a houseboat community until I owned a houseboat myself and started thinking of ways to make the investment make sense.

Starting off you will not do a zero sum investment plus get other people to invest.  

Just to be clear, I would only charge them for lost rent, from the date they were to move in until the date someone else started paying rent.Now, would that hold up in court?

Have recently started a renovation company with a friend, both of us successful business owners and talented in the trades.

It’s a beautiful old house and would be a real gem if it was restored, but I don’t have the funds or a credit score good enough to get a loan that big (without an insane amount of interest tacked on).I’m hoping to turn someone on to it who loves restoring old properties, or start investing in a group that does and tell them about my house and invest as a team.