Here are the important factors to consider for a house hacker of a 2-4 unit property when using the program:NACA’s eligibility requirements consist of the following:No member of the household can have an ownership interest in any other property at the time of closing,Occupy the home over the life of the NACA mortgageParticipate in five actions and activities a year and at least one prior to NACA Qualification and one prior to closing in achieving NACA’s overall mission of economic justice; andBe willing to abide by NACA’s terms of membership, participation, and eligibility.Occupancy requirement:At the time of closing, the house purchased with the NACA mortgage must be the Member’s only home.

The city even had a little handout for garage conversion, pertaining to achieving the proper R value for an in place slab. 

The $50k cash flow by itself does not provide the full picture.If you are making $50k cash flow on a highly leveraged property, you should definitely repeat the process and hope to achieve similar results.  

I have short term (12-24 month), 5 year, 10 year, and 15 year projection models...sometimes I'll mess around with longer term (20+ years) projection models, but it's pretty difficult to project that far into the future, because there are so many unknown factors--so, the longer the projection model is, the less I tend to believe in its feasibility...My projection models allow me to make more informed decisions about things like: whether to buy or sell a particular property, whether to refi a property, whether to rehab a property, whether to pursue or abandon a particular revenue stream, how to approach rent increases, how to manage risks, what debt to pay down first, whether a particular goal is worth the amount of hours I'll need to work to achieve the goal, what my goals should be, how to achieve various goals as efficiently as possible, etc., etc.A good projection model will show you not only how to reach various goals, but it can show you all sorts of potential roadblocks that could prevent you from reaching goals (as well as potential solutions to those problems).

Does this number require you to sell more to achieve a split which is more favorable to you vs them?

Make sure to connect with local lenders and brokers too as it's beneficial for achieving your real estate goals. 

Don’t be discouraged—finding tenants is an achievable feat!

This status is achieved by materially participating in your real estate activities.

However, with strategic planning and assistance from experienced real estate accounting professionals, it may still be achievable for part-time investors.Primary Occupation: REPS is primarily tailored for individuals whose primary occupation revolves around real estate management and investment.

There is certainly a case such as certain STR activities which may qualify for being able to be considered active income, but it's somewhat difficult to achieve this or material participation status where I think you're currently at.