Finally from a purely from a cash outlay prospective short term, you could rent a house with roommates and your payment would still probably be Lower than house hacking because rates are so high, over the long period 5-10 years obviously it would cheaper ti buy, hope that makes sense 

Even the funding alone is easier since you now have a cash flowing property that can help you fund your seed money faster. 

Capital gains are calculated as:Sale Price - (Original Purchase Price + Capital Improvements + Selling Costs) - depreciation (if applicable) = Capital GainYour mortgage or HELOC balance does not affect this calculation—it only determines how much cash you take home after the sale.In Massachusetts, if the home was your primary residence for at least 2 out of the last 5 years, you may qualify for the Section 121 Exclusion, allowing you to exclude up to $250,000 (single) or $500,000 (married filing jointly) of the gain from federal capital gains tax.

If you are looking for cash flow, I would look at a 4-plex.

Duplexes cash flow better, have less risk, AND EASIER TO MANAGE compared to a SFH.  

If you don't have the cash to buy the program your 99% not going to be able to execute ANY program.. that is one thing I saw with the fix and flip trainers that I did not care for and one thing I think BP is correct on better to save what little liquidity you have buy some real estate.. 

The reason is the rent-to-price ratio is good so you can cash flow, and most of the West side doesn’t have a Point of sale inspection which is really annoying.

Any positive cash flow should go towards paying off debt.

Get the right team and you will only have to worry about paying bills and collecting cash flow.   

Quote from @Duarte Marques: Hey BP community, I'm new to real estate investing and have been studying (reading books, watching webinars, constructing excel cash flow models,...) close to a year.