I don't think Danbury is a big house hack market, but I could be wrong.

My favorite was a hoarder house full of trash that took me six months to turn around, but it turned into a killer deal that earned me a 600% return.

So in Real Estate, say your doing a "volume model", let's say sec8 housing.

Have you made a research on house prices, rehab costs, time on the market to sell and etc?

Are they really any more customizable than a stick built house?   

I bought 14 houses basically for free by harvesting the equity in my houses by doing 5 cash out refis.

Can you suggest an insurance company and contacts for our rental houses?

Without factoring in tax benefits and principal pay down, you're $1800 ahead of the game by house hacking.

To set the stage, I'm owner of a short-term rental property in the Poconos in PA and we use a property management company for bookings, maintenance/cleaning, guest management, etc.This past weekend we had a guest booking but when the guests arrived Friday evening the house had no running water, though it had been running fine earlier in the day when the Property manager (PM) was at the house to give a final check and leave the welcome packet.

House hacking is a great way to get started.