I am still living in the past, where your word is your reputation and your reputation is your character. 

Gettysburg PA is a very attractive place and attracts a lot of tourist that now many retired people have started buying houses to live there and the prices of houses have gone out outside the Downtown.

One of my early properties barely broke even, but after a couple of years, rent hikes and expense optimization turned it into a strong performer.For cash flow benchmarks, I usually aim for $200-$300 per unit, but your situation.. house hacking.. offers unique benefits like reduced living expenses and quicker equity buildup.

There's no way you're going to make a living as a full time investor with just 8 units! 

I have lived in Austin for almost 20 years where I own one house that has been my primary residence for four years now. 

Yes...as long as your living room is really nice....

I think most people are content with a decent tv in a comfy living room. 

If I get the situation correctly, youre wanting to exit retirement and pull cash out of your home to use to flip a property in FL to generate income to live off of.

Since you are living in the property, you probably have developed relationships with an electrician, a plumber, and a general handyman, if you haven't reach out and meet a few now, while you are in the home, so that you can easily make a call or two when it will be necessary.

Do you live locally?