Just remember: most negative reviews are written by problematic tenants.

That is a smart idea to prevent anything negatively happening with your loan. 

when you have negative cash flow, in other words, when your tenant can't pay the rent and you have to make up any difference in cost because of it, that's called "paying the rent for the tenant". 

I know a lot of negative nancy comments from me. 

Instead, there will be unintended  consequences that will negatively impact the very people they claim to be for. 

There are multiple ways to master the concept of house hack.

There is 167k left on an 11 year loan at 2.8%.The property technically has a negative cash flow of $200 a month.They have just retired and do not want to deal with the upkeep or a rental.

In the worst-case scenario, I might have to deal with negative cash flow and stay in the property longer than planned, delaying my second investment until I find a good solution.

tremendous demand for deals, busy contractors, inconsistent appraisals, and potentially zero to negative cash flow on the refi. 

My valuation shows negative cash flow.