Thank you for the response. 

The guests that booked through Booking.com, who did not cancel ahead of their check-in date, were good guests, but we didn't receive near the response rate for guest feedback that we do from Airbnb and VRBO.

But then, if other people invest with them and lose money as a result, I'll feel partly responsible for not having warned people.You have already invested so my message was mostly addressed to everybody else to remind people them of the importance of doing a proper due diligence.

Its my understanding that the individuals are responsible for all the legalities, contracts ect to make it safe not to get ripped off. 

The only way to answer that in general (whether house hacking in today's market is still a good option) or for a particular property, is to learn how to run the numbers and analyze a specific property to see whether it will be able to stand on its own as an investment when you move out someday.There are a lot of resources here on BP for doing that but I'd just say, make sure the assumptions you're putting into your spreadsheet or deal analyzer are realistic.Make sure the rents (especially for vacant units or pro-forma #s) are realistic by doing your own rent comps; make sure the mortgage rate is realistic by doing some research online and/or talking to some mortgage folks; make sure insurance #s are realistic by getting a couple of quotes for the # of units and zip code / area you're looking in; etc.I hope that helps, and good luck 😊 Thanks for the response and insight Anthony.

@Tim JacobThank you so much for your response.

Both tenants are responsible for the damage caused.

I had a response on a previous post this year about what the private lending restrictions will be here --> https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/22/topics/1174919-bough...Here's a re-post of that information though:------------------------------------I do have a DSCR lender who can assist with a limited recourse loan that will close in the name of a self-directed IRA.

I'm a little surprised at the response you are getting from some of our colleagues.  

And one more question I've worked with 3 REA thus far but so far none of them communicate timely (it usually take 2-3 days to get a response even when I'm letting them know I want to offer on a property) is this common?