Looking forward FL I will not touch it unless its an incredible deal, crash is coming, FLL not a chance I will even look there, way overpriced.

It's a great technique, just be sur eyou are taught how to handle all aspects of it.

@Thomas Rutkowski, You also state "...And because of the fact that it is done through a qualified intermediary, the depreciation recapture is deferred for the same reason that it is in a 1031 exchange.Readers should take note that the California Franchise Tax Board has issued negative guidance regarding using the Deferred Sales Trust, Monetized Installment Sale or other installment sales techniques to "save" a failed 1031 Exchange. 

The mass valuation techniques used by assessors are not very reliable. 

You've built something up to the point where you don't want to lose it, and house hacking is a phenomenal entry point with incredible tax benefits. 

I learned an incredible amount of new skills AND I added around 120k In equity After Repair Value (ARV).

Same intel that pointed me to saying rates will be at the lowest in any 18-24 months span during Q1 '23 back in Q4 22 when things were getting murdered, and clearly lots were advised that as we saw some aggressive Q1 '23 folks in REI.This is incredibly hard to pick and in my opinion the best solution is still to be quite conservative, but not stop investing.

They are incredible deals and would give me the momentum to get the ball rolling in my real estate investing. 

And house hacking is an incredible hack to get started with only 5% down.

There are issues in the realty industry...primarily the fact that the barrier of entry is so incredibly low to get a license and the vast majority of agents don't hone their crafts.