I highly recommend the book real estate by the numbers.

Pairing this with a multi-year acquisition/cost seg strategy (accelerating depreciation) is how high earners in growth mode can significantly reduce their tax bill. 

I ended up getting the listing as an agent, but only after I exhausted all possibilities of a cash sale to one of my best investors/partners.  

Finally from a purely from a cash outlay prospective short term, you could rent a house with roommates and your payment would still probably be Lower than house hacking because rates are so high, over the long period 5-10 years obviously it would cheaper ti buy, hope that makes sense 

Plus, as you mentioned, you could always tap into the equity later on to continue expanding.At the end of the day, it’s about what fits best with your goals.

Unless they are on the poorer end renting furniture from Rent-a-Center they aren't likely wanting to pay to rent someone else's furniture.

I can also see the ends of the Commuter Rail lines being good too...like Haverhill for instance  The Salem/Beverly area is great and pretty pro-development/housing from what I'm hearing.

The rate will also be high. 

My known options are hard money or private lending and then maybe doing a cash out refi, but rates would be high on both ends and will really cut into my cash flow. 

In the end, we are all on the same team here.I don't remember ever giving anyone any advice.