If the marginal cost increase in buying a house that can be house hacked (a house with a basement, a duplex, etc.) is less than the rents you expect to bring in from renting the additional space, why not do it?

It’s easy to manipulate projected returns by making a few small adjustments in the underwriting and proforma.There is nothing guaranteed with any investment.A few additional comments:1. 

Additional Fees. 

Additionally, the frequent zoom meetings help provide new opportunities to learn with the group, network, and get specific answers for your questions. 

What's left after all that is your cash flow.Collecting cash flow to spend is an amateur play.

Additionally, take time now to build relationships with reliable vendors and contractors; having a go-to network for maintenance issues will save you time and stress.

@Ben LeybovichI think in the perfect world, new investors would spend enough time and energy learning how to analyze properties themselves, what the various calculations mean, etc.

If you throw in some additional capital along the way you can accelerate the process, a lot.

However, I definitely recommend pictures any time a guest left damage or extra cleaning that will result in additional charges.

I'd also spend some money in direct marketing to get more sellers, and either wholesale those deals or buy them myself.