Quote from @Andrew T Bolton: For a house hacker, what is the term requirement for how long one has to live in one of the units before looking for the next deal?

If you can weather the storm and some of the stress that comes with it, you may see a swing in momentum once the macroeconomic tides shift.

Based on your message it appears this is very stressful and something you are not experienced in.

In the beginning it might be all fun and games with X's & O's and spreadsheets of mortgage quote comparisons but when it comes down to the end of the contract date, it'll boil down to how stressful (it was or wasn't) and how direct the mortgage professional was in caring enough to get it closed.

I cannot stress this enough.

Reserves are key to managing cash flow stress and opportunities.

Quote from @Tom T.: From what it sounds like NY is a hard place to get a tenant out. 

Totally stressed out when starting out, but everything worked out and I repeated the process a few times since.

If there's a hole, it may be a red flag.b) sensitivity analysis: I examine all the assumptions, and make sure I can live with the worst case scenarios.c) "Stall and see": if they are getting money over multiple years, and there is no penalty for investing later, I would usually wait so I get some real performance data, versus having to look at theoretical pro forma information.d) Recession stress test: I will not invest in anything, until I subject it to recession level stress and see if I can live with the result.

@Jennifer T.