A friend of mine, who's been investing in Austin for years, mentioned that this approach is opening up more opportunities for both developers and residents.In my own experience here in Phoenix, flexible zoning has been a game changer.

Anyone here have, or are considering, house hacking with friends or family?

Before that, a friend of my cousin lived there rent-free as well.Attempts to Resolve the Issue: I’ve made three attempts to resolve the situation by speaking with my aunt about either selling the property or negotiating a buyout of my share.

The biggest issue I found when I started off while living in San Francisco is going to be the high entry points for investment properties + the landlord laws not being that friendly. 

You will not get them to show up to complete the work, you will not recover your funds and you will have to move heaven and earth to make this "right" 1-See if you can settle with the contractor2-File complaints with the BBB (assuming they are registered), file a complaint with the state attorney general3-SueI used to believe there was some sort of over arching justice in the world, but then I got into real estate and became friends with RE attorneys.

Demographics, my friend!

If you are new and want to go about if on your own, and your Uncle or Brother or Friend is not your GC, expect what's called in business "Bad Debt Expense" which means essentially that you need to lose money until you learn how it's done and get proper ppl in place.Good Luck. 

I do have a friend that has larger homes with 5+ bedrooms and she does well on VRBO and only uses that platform.

I’ve got a network across the states and can connect you with investor-friendly folks in Dallas who understand what it's like to get that first deal going.

I have an LLC and a friend of mine has an LLC.