Maybe, but so far the reports are about neighborhoods where people have real money.

It also gets you into real estate sooner and lets you start gaining experience as a landlord.

I'm estimating it at just over 8%. 7.49% cap rate, 5 yr IRR 8.28%, CoC ROI 5.8% I pulled these numbers from the BP Rental Calculator @Nick Hogan So, with my CFO clients, I would then ask them the question, would you rather invest passively in the market and get an 8%-12% annual return or take on more risk and spend more time investing in real estate that is only expected to generate 8.3% annually? 

I have used both TSP loan and HELOC to purchase investment...I certainly thought the ROI from real estate was better than relying on highly fluctuating stock market. 

You can most certainly make more money with higher occupancy in your short-term rental.2.

As a real estate agent, I work with a lot of investors and home owners in the south shore excited about this and looking to take advantage of it. 

We're in the business to make money right?

I get that sharing a house isn't ideal but some people love the house hacking approach.Personally, if I own one piece of real estate, I want it to be the one I live in.

It’s awesome to see your excitement for real estate.

For me I think it depends on how much money you have invested into the home and for how long?