Heya Ethan.I've completed 7 secondary suite renovations/developments now and it is extremely difficult to do a true BRRRR where you pull every dime back out again after you refinance.

House hacking is the best tried-and-true method for new investors in my opinion.

@Drew Sygit Very true, Detroit is definitely block by block market.

This is true if it has good initial cash flow or poor initial cash flow (Like my San Diego market).Good luck

True although the fires this year just adds to the reasons to leave California (excessive taxation and regulation, overbearing political correctness, downtowns littered with feces, etc.).

Less risk as far as a debt note, that's true, but debt is not the only risk to be managed.

They do not want to reveal the money trail (true source of funds).

While it's true I don't necessarily trust the pricing software algo, I really like the ease of accessing the data.

Whether it’s true or not doesn’t matter as much as the fact that the industry at large believes it’s true.

While that may sometime be true, full disclosure to all parties should eliminate any ethical or moral concerns (imo).