.: Graduate from collegeGet the highest paying job you canReduce your expensesSave up enough to house hackHouse hackIn a year or two, refinance and house hack againRepeatGood luck A surprisingly verbose response from you.

@Bian DahabIt would be surprising to find 20% down on a mixed-use in the current market. 

It needs to be higher then the US treasury for it to make sense. you would be surprised how few people, particularly brokers, can comprehend that 

Make sure to confirm with anyone you work with that you are on the same page to ensure that there are no surprises going into the end.

His pivot towards new construction might seem surprising at first, but it aligns perfectly with his principles.

Many times, hosts have been very surprised over how much they could get from their property. 

So it doesn't surprise me that your PM doesn't do preleasing.There are exceptions though.

Going from $100k to $125k isn't that surprising. 

Surprisingly, many of those markets have a few 5-10 unit deals that you can buy and use a 30-year DSCR loan to finance. 

I’m still surprised this isn’t talked about at all on the forums.