Hey BP Community,I’m fairly new to the real estate world but would like to jump in and get a head start on building wealth for an early retirement.I’m currently in my early 20’s and I’m interested in house hacking with my partner by the end of the year as a first step in investing.So far this year I have been working on building up my financial literacy and some knowledge on real estate through books and the BP podcasts.

Hey @TJ Bardossas - you're already ahead of the curve in the sense that you're an experienced broker.

If the deal is right, go ahead.

The search function sucks, if it even exists anymore - it's become so marketing, advertising and click bait oriented. 

Why are you putting the priority of buying another property ahead of why you are buying another property?

Vacation homes take some planning, I personally think shooting for break even profit/loss with a vacation home is a good tax strategy but if it is a cash cow I would gladly just pay the tax as you still come out significantly ahead and if you have one I probably wouldn't bother with a cost seg study unless you are getting extremely high rents.

If you want to waste time getting it reviewed by your own attorney, go ahead....As a matter of fact, if a GC does not have a decent contract, that would be reason enough for me to look further....

This will depend on the lender but plenty will allow you to start ahead of time.

When house hacking it's about comparing it to your current living situation and also thinking ahead. 

Problem is the rebuttal brings more attention and clicks to the bad words.