I have been a buy and hold investor on the north side since 2011 and worked with over 200+ house hackers

My goal is to achieve financial freedom through house hacking and long-term rental properties.

.: I have a deal in a luxury market where I am looking to renovate a 5,000+ sqft house that is a bit outdated.

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How does he know what we are doing the house?

But even then, seller financing is rarely substantially better than another investment they could make (including trust deed lending, which will often be at a higher rate than seller financing)In my experience, the owners who find owner financing advantageous are at the ends of their careers and are not interested in looking for another investment (other than the usual retirement funding sorts.)

So for the bookings we get on there, I am invoicing her monthly for the cleaning fees and then 18% of the rental rates for each booking.

to your point, if you save up so that you're in a strong financial position, house hack a solid duplex in a decent neighborhood, make smart decisions, and hold it indefinitely, you'll be fine.conversely, if you have $0 and somehow start out with a risky flip, or borrow $20K and spend it all on a magic mentoring program, or buy a terrible property in a neighborhood you've never been to, you may not be fine.

Keep it in-house.

Although the Joshua additional demand is smaller, it is closer to DFW, which means its rental rates will be higher.