Experts are amazing at pointing out things that you haven't thought of, but they have their "entrenchment blinders" on (the old "it can't be done because this is not how it's done".)So unless they point out something I haven't thought of, I will consider their opinion as much as I would the opinion of anyone else.So far, I have not received a single convincing argument about why this would be more risky than a standard house hacking play.

My wife and I recently purchased a nice SFH in 21213 (Baltimore) and are looking to entrench ourselves in the real estate investing game.

Hi BP Community,I've been quietly lurking on the BP forums for some time now, and it finally feels like it's time to step into the conversation and engage with this incredible community of real estate enthusiasts - newbies and seasoned vets alike.My wife and I, both entrenched in the corporate world, started on our real estate journey a few years back with our first house-hack.

It’s more challenging to get these done in the private capital space because individual investors, who aren’t entrenched in this business every day, have the same feelings and apprehensions that you do, making it harder for the sponsor to raise the capital for the recap.

But, discussing it with my partner a few months ago, it's definitely either welded closed or entrenched in concrete footers.

By day, I'm deeply entrenched in software technical support, specializing in automation, troubleshooting, and top-notch customer service.

For buy and hold, I'd go with no - at least not until you were really entrenched at your job.

She got it as part of her divorce settlement years ago and some of the tenants are super entrenched (15 plus years).

These are companies that are so entrenched they can't break free, but have to cut back on what they do...and how well they do what's left...in order to survive. 

Maui has a pretty entrenched property management industry, so, absolutely no issues finding someone to manage properties.What I look at is the 20-50% cut, and rather than what does MY time cost on my property, what do THEY cost ME.I'm still just a small-timer, so the time I spend on managing from the mainland is what makes the entire endeavor worthwhile.