The situation made me go "hmmmm" and I thought it would be a great one to throw out here on a slow Sunday morning.

Make sure to dive deep with your lender on the analysis to ensure you make the right decision based on goals, short and long term. 

Taking it slow is not bad.

For every podcast or blog on Sub to I could show an equal number or greater of "slow and steady".

Connect with a lender familiar with your investment strategy to set yourself up for success and continue building your house hack stack.I recently interviewed a local lender to dive deep into these details and talk about all the nuances.

The information about basic real estate investing has been democratized for quite a while, and I can't imagine there are any deep dark secrets being shared there that will get you rich quickly. 

He was always slow to send things like invoices and I've been repeatedly asking him for invoices from March and May- I still don't have them.

I also like to have my phone handy showing the final comp set pricing on the traveler view on Airbnb at the same time.I think starting out slow is good.

DSCR has slowed down ever since lenders cut staff from Covid and most didn't rehire.

Generally speaking, I have not seen underwriters look too deep into occupancy concerns related to second home vs investment property since Fannie/Freddie installed new LLPAs a couple years ago that make the pricing for each aligned in most cases.