I think it's smart to buy down now... and let it ride.

It's a smart pick for consistent demand.9.

Here are my questions:Is house hacking still a smart financial move in this market? 

"You don't have to be a smart motherf*****r to make money"7.

My parents recently questioned why I don't buy a house because they think that's what every smart person with money does.

That is the ONLY way you will get the highest probability of success.Now back to why I wouldn't do what you advised him to do.I said it once and I will say it again.You do not chase "success" based on what you have available.You figure out what it takes to become successful and then use what you have to get what what it takes, to become successful.If it takes $30K, 20 hours/day, and a beautiful woman smart by your side, figure out how to get these things and become successful!

Sounds like a paralegal tenant I once had, trying to be smart in a weird way.

@Steve Hungerford I am just here to say when you ask for help and then give smart-*** responses to people that are trying to help you, you come off as a jerk.

Seems smart but humble. 

But my trim paint is usually white gloss oil paint and my bathroom/kitchen fungicide-added semi-gloss white paint is usually a slightly different shade of white than my flat white for walls and ceilings.It's usually smart to stick with white trim throughout if you have to do a lot of window replacements and paint over stained, finished woodwork.In a home, ceilings are white.