Can some experienced landlords/house-hackers give me your input as to how to handle this situation?

Is it suitable for house-hacker in Oakland?

You should be able to lookup the permit history for the property by looking online here:https://apps-secure.phoenix.gov/PDD/Search/PermitsBut you can always head down the local building department and tell them you're under contract for the purchase of the property and wanted to see what was permitted, what the process will be, ask questions about your window, etc.Here is a link to the brochure for the program I believe @Michael Hacker was talking about:https://www.phoenix.gov/pddsite/Documents/TRT/dsd_trt_pdf_00690.pdfHope this information helps!

Thank you @Gene Hacker for the invitation. 

Hi everyone! I am wholesaler in Indianapolis. I have a 9-5 working in pricing for a produce distributor.  My goal is to do real estate investing full time.  I'm currently house hacking a duplex and transforming my sid...

Hello BP!I am starting this post and would like to update it periodically. My wife and I purchased our first property back in July of this year. We are calling it Dirty Harry, because its on a street called Harrington...

Hey man, I'm not from your area but as a new house hacker myself, I'd say plunge right in & find a good agent.When you say you're a few grand off, that few grand might be in some "nice to have" vs needed renovations in an undervalued property that you can do little by little over your at least 1 year of "seasoning" living there..Maybe one with an inherited under market tenant (in my experience now it was more the former landlord being a jerk vs this guy being a "problem") that can hold you over...The quicker you can get the work done on your place, the more secure you can feel in the power chair where if this tenant really is the problem, you get him/her/them out, move in, & get back to work only now renting your portion At market value...The craziest part that I've realized, being such a newb in this game is that even if the house hack isn't perfect numbers wise (meaning you're still paying some money out of pocket with this inherited tenant), the majority/all of that money you're then "paying" is to yourself...It's such a mind warp to pay a mortgage on the same schedule (although the bank actually gives you 15 days vs 5) and similar cost to when & how you paid rent but then gather not only the assistance from the renter, but also then see literally EVERYTHING (minus only interest the bank is charging you) go right back to you...I use the mint app now to track my "net worth" now & watching it go up every month much more then the $300 I'm paying out of pocket for the hack (even with my remodel expenses) has been mind blowing...Maybe that's where that couple "extra grand" can come from over your seasoning year...Go get it bud!

Hackers are intercepting information and using that information at the perfect time (a day before closing) to make buyers send their DP to another account.

The details are posted on this site somewhere and Gene Hacker can send you some more information.

Hello there,I'm a software engineer in Seattle getting my feet wet with house hacking and RealtyShares. In two years, I'm moving from Seattle back to my hometown of Austin. I would love some thoughts on how to spend t...