That's why my friend—who's a real estate investor—and I decided to develop our own tool.

So if you only have 60 days or lose your voucher, limited funds for security deposits, and a world unfriendly to the program that can deny for ANY normal application reason.... well you flock to the landlord friendly properties.

They make their living from this work and deal with more hassle than you can imagine, based on what I know from some of my realtor friends.

I like the house hack for your daughter the most because you have a way for her to get going and live with her friends.

It doesn't matter if it was by one of them, both of them, the dog, or a friend.

Lots of friends (owning competing businesses) had to go through Bankruptcy recently due to the small market shift that occurred, just bought at the peak and were too hopeful in the market continuing upward.

Overall great macroeconomics great for investment - there's the booming tech scene, rapid growth in population and the job market, strong rental demand, and landlord-friendly laws.

Patience can be your best friend and if you attempt to over leverage a property it can come back to hurt you.Some will recommend buying subject 2 where you could take over an existing mortgage that could be at a substantially lower rate - but if the lender finds out and calls the loan that could also be very bad.

@Ben Trageser Stessa is an excellent platform for tracking investors' income and expenses; it is user-friendly.

The owner is a former mortgage underwriter and she is preparing documents herself and having her friend at a title company execute the sale.