It is entirely different than a residential house. 

You know those signs that say "we buy houses for cash" call them and say you are investor looking to buy a flip. 

I hope the heck I've got more than a decade to go, but just have too many play things to do that are more important than buying another house.

Start by leveraging what you already have—consider tapping into equity through a HELOC, house hacking again with an FHA loan, or increasing cash flow by converting a unit to a short-term rental.

@Kristian Forbes Short of doing another house hack or negotiating the purchase price down a fair amount, I think that's going to be a tough one to make the numbers work.

I am a wholesaler looking to also break into house hacking, brrrr strategy, and eventually fix and flips.I am in west TX areaWhere in Tx are you currently and what strategies do you employ? 

A contractor left a back door open one day and someone walked into the house and stole $2000 worth of tools.

Memphis is definitely a solid market known for steady growth and affordable housing.

If you are just getting started here in Chicago, house hacking is the ideal situation.

I went from growing up in a hut in Vietnam and spending my early years in Section 8 housing in the U.S. to now owning four cash-flowing properties (8 units) across three states.