How far do traveling nurses prefer to be from the hospital, the houses I'm looking at range from 15 minutes away to 5 minutes away.

You've got a wide range of responses already here and it most certainly depends on your market! 

Source: OneKeyMLSAs you can see, there are more opportunities for house hackers in 2024 than there were last year.All Counties saw 40%+ increases in inventory.

I'd say if you find inventory to buy in Houston that is close to these guidelines, I'd go for it.

That gives you enough margin to work with and make a profit and have the highest # of people looking in that price range since it's closest to the median price point of home here.

(online search shows range from $4.95 excl tax (so $80pa!)

I have found with the investors that I work with that the changing factor is the inventory.  

So I think the pricier markets something like Reno, NV (no bias haha) where there is inventory that needs a house hacker but we can still see the margin and exit and realize that hard work sweat equity. 

Common terms for private money loans include interest rates ranging from 8-15%, short-term durations (usually 6-24 months), and LTV ratios around 65-75%.

Here's the problem: Inventory.