My husband and I live in San Antonio and have been investing in real estate for a couple years.

After more than a decade I have stopped BRRRR-ing a couple of years ago when the market started going nuts.

Couple of questions on this one, as I have not closed on the property yet, but it is scheduled for next week.  1. 

Here are a couple of methods of pipe replacement that I am aware of you might be interested in looking at.https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Maybe a couple per unit.  

Not sure what the process is like there but compared to NY, it is a faster process.We just toured an occupied 4-family in NY today with a client and the eviction process for those tenants commenced not long ago (within the last couple of weeks).

Hey @Abigail King - I'm quite a bit further north here in Chicago, but my friend @Brad Stegall hosts a great meetup in Perioa - consider connecting with him and attending the event.Are you looking to buy & hold or fix & flip?

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 😊

A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.

But then, in the public meeting, people were like “uh what about unmarried couples?