Set up a folder for each deal you do and only share that folder with the specific person you need to.If you want to send secure email, you again have to trust that the person on the other end isn't letting their eight year old install malware on their business laptop (true story) so that it gets infected and all your files get shared with hackers in another country.  

Nicholas,I'm a house hacker and a realtor who works 100% with house hackers.

This is simply a PSA on the misinformation out there.Might even contact BP because misinformation is in their blogs - https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2016-02-21-tax-implications-house-hacking https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10395/68894-tax-deductions-for-house-hackers The following is a compilation of all the major topics of discussions within the original thread.

@Jon Hill that is a great one and a good heads-up to all house hackers.

In some situations, house-hackers match or lower their living costs by househacking.

Are there any other house hackers in the area that use any different analysis when looking for an investment that will be a house hack initially?

I would recommend talking with @Grant Schroeder, he has a lot of experience in this space as a former and current house hacker and has helped a lot of my clients get into their first house hacks.

This is what many house hackers do on their first purchase.Hope this was helpful!  

The buyer can be a house hacker or investor so it leaves room for a larger pool of buyers.

In Washington, DC the  condo market is what allows first time buyers, house hackers, and 203k buyers to get in with a 3-5% down payment due to most of the time down payment is the limiting factor.