It's essential to determine your investment criteria, including the loan amount, loan-to-value ratio, and types of properties you're willing to finance.

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Is a house hack in this region essentially impossible from a positive cashflow stand point if you go through traditional financing and purchase at market value?

I know this works for STRs, but I feel like it may be awkward for an MTR considering the nurses will essentially live together and be roommates for several months.

Its very risky in this market that we just came out of the "highest" in history of property inflation due to mostly the covid/pandemic.I think the other flip side is trying to use the equity to buy more properties so in most cases letting the property appreciate or doing renovations is the safer way to get the equity up without essentially borrowing your own money back in 5 years.

Essentially if the selling realtor does not check that box, then potential buying realtors will not know if the home loan is assumable.Do you as a realtor have other access?  

I started a real estate focused meetup in Worcester, became an investor focused agent.... essentially went all in to the market with everything I had.

A three-bedroom one to two bath ranch is essentially a commodity.

I'm waiting until i get more capital and cash reserves to have for when i do purchase, so in the mean time ive been looking briefly on the property's my real estate agent has been sending me. essentially i was wondering what should i be doing while I'm waiting and working towards my first purchase.

@Jason Lopez I essentially did STR for about 25 years before it became popular.