• Any tips for maximizing house hacking opportunities in this area?

We need the cash to mostly just tie us over untill we sell the property, so 150,000 is on the upper end; 80,000 and above would probably be sufficient. 

I did not see that contractor here:http://www.phila.gov/li/Pages/FindLicensedProfessi...And I did not see that contractor here either:https://hicsearch.attorneygeneral.gov/Always a good thing to see that the contractor has registered with the appropriate government department(s),

The strategy I'm following for my first house hack is to acquire a multifamily property (duplex, triplex, quadplex) or SFH w/ an ADU (or potential for an ADU) as I am mainly looking to simultaneously acquire my first property and subsidize my mortgage payment.

.: Quote from @Jaron Walling: Follow your lease.

For S's and G's, below is the most expensive SFH on the market in Tokyo right now, followed by one of the least expense:https://www.homes.co.jp/kodate...https://www.homes.co.jp/kodate...The condo market is probably more active than the SFH market, but I don't have much insight there.  

And then the personal page host is listed as co-host.

One more tip – people remember stories that trigger their emotions.

Hi @Abel Curiel - can you share the consultant's name with me as well? 

The key is getting (I mean the most important part) a good agent or boots on the ground.