I understand your concerns but you still have to have the funds to put the down payment down and have 3-6 months of reserves unless you are experienced.

Faith in their ability to create an air tight title policy has him geniunely concerned and so we move on. 

Over time, the benefits of house hacking, including potential rent increases and the ability to live affordably while building equity, can far outweigh the initial concern over under-market rents.Keep your focus on the long-term gains, and you'll likely find that house hacking is one of the smartest financial moves you can make.

However, seasonal rental demand may be a concern.

But I'm concerned about the challenges of frequent turnover and vacancy rates.If anyone has experience with MTRs, I’d love to hear your insights!

I would be more concerned with the quality of tenant in place and payment history. 

Like you, I would be concerned about the liability.

The area is another good concern.  

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There are definitely pros and cons to each so I figured I would just lay out a few benefits and personal thoughts: Small banks/brokerages:Pros:- Some regional knowledge of the market- Possibility of more creative lending guidelines with bank specific programs- Sometimes they have competitive rates for their areaCons: - weak balance sheet (more strict on some guidelines, no wiggle room, inability to be flexible or grant exceptions because they cannot afford to hold less than perfect loans)- Can't scale with clients to different markets- Usually limits exposure to individual investors (they don't want one investor to be too big of a portion of their balance sheet)- Lack of experience with multiple solutions (tend to have 2 or 3 loan products they sell and are too niche to provide tailored solutions)Large banks/brokerages:Pros:- Large compliance departments that understand individual market guidelines (typically each state has specific lending guidelines that augment the national baseline)- Ability to scale into multiple markets with same lender (licensed in many states)- Impossible for individual investors to "outgrow" a large bank's balance sheet (not concerned with one investor's concentration)- More lending solutions available for different scenarios- Often comparable or better rates given the game is volume basedCons:- Can be more difficult to get fast responses if the bank/brokerage does not have good follow up systems in place (or if the underwriting/processing staff gets overwhelmed)- Bad large banks can feel less like a relationship and more like a cog in a factory (less personal)Overall, I have worked from both and worked with both as a loan officer, branch manager, and as an investor/client myself.