You may give up a little more profit in the beginning, the education will far out weigh what profit you may give up.

Luckily the complainers are far outweighed by people who just love our place.Personally I think those that read the review will think to themselves, what a whiner!

I'd go forward with the refinance because to me, a small increase in interest payments would be far outweighed by the cashflow of purchasing a second cash-flowing property.

I would NOT house hack at this time; the potential risk outweighs the marginal benefit you would get. 

@Taylor L.Apologies, I misread.The hassle of paying UDFI is outweighed by the benefits of a higher return.

As for refinancing, a good rule of thumb is that if you can get a whole percentage point lower, go ahead and save yourself the money, but for anything less than that, what you save in interest may be outweighed by what you pay in loan fees. 

I don't think it will outweigh the aggregate burden parents are going to bear this fall.

Fees to transfer should also not outweigh the benefit of closing sooner and getting rental income now already. 

VA Loan makes this absolutely worthwhile, sure there is the funding fee that takes some of the money off of the top (if you are still active, in your case applicable) but the value gained by being in the market far outweighs the funding fee.

The banker works with the investor to create a list of compensating factors that out weigh any risks and submit for approval to see if the bank will hold it long term, or offer a short term fixed 3/1 or 5/1 ARM.Not every bank/lender will evaluate a single property unless it meets their general requirement.