I have house hacked 2 single family homes in Colorado Springs, moved out with both rentals cash-flowing very modest amounts annually, and am actively looking for the next property around Allentown, PA.My 2 options: Add to my portfolio and House Hack for the 3rd timeI know that house hacking will be the easiest barrier to entry around a big down payment, has the chance for a lower APR with a primary residence loan, and I am comfortable using this strategy as I have done it twice in the last 3 years.

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I am not currently house hacking, but this allows me to rent the home for a profit when we move out in 6 months, which would be impossible if I took out a new loan to purchase.I have blog post on this topic if anyone wants a little more of a deep dive into the powerful strategy of combining these two methods!

As others have commented - DSCR Loans tend to be a great solution for people in your exact scenario - fed up and tired of giant hassle and paperwork for conventional or bank financing - not worth the often pretty small benefit in rate or terms.Check out this article I published last year on BiggerPockets on what to expect documentation wise for DSCR Loans - they have become a nice blend between solid underwriting and doc sets needed, but not too much (and not too little like notorious "no doc" loans)https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/what-documents-do-you-nee...

I recently wrote a blog about how I got started and how I grew my real estate investing company. 

: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/estimate-arv

@Steve Boss,  Here's a BP blog we wrote recently on costs nationwide - https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-much-does-a-1031-exchange-cost.Just because an exchange is cheap doesn't make it bad. 

I can offer a few recommendations: 1) get an inspection while under contract to make sure you don't miss anything and do thorough due diligence in general (I wrote a long piece a while back that might help: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...2) Read J.

You may make some modest return but residential RE even with use of PM is not passive.  

I suggest reading this BP article on the core 4.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team