Most assignors in my area of Texas have virtually no concept of the real costs associated with an investment, including acquisition, hold, remodel and sale costs.

If you are limited to those areas for residency, and you choose to keep that job, you are going to have to either a) wait for a couple years and save up a heftier down-payment, b) change your strategy like you said and go for houses further away (do flips, STR or BRRR).Or, if you are sold on the house-hack concept, at some point you might have to look at a different job that allows you to move where house-hacking will work....

All of these are legitimate tax concepts.

I didn't think it is necessarily a bad thing, just is more of a sales strategy than anything else.why do you think that the concept of investing in real estate with 0 money is an "idea" instead of a real thing. 

I found one who's strategies made sense, 10 years later my wife and I have been financial free for about 5 years now by leveraging the concept of house hacking. 

I'm going to start at the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Their videos, webinars and web content have been a huge help in presenting what the concept of shared ownership looks like in real life.  

I recommend you contact Capital Concepts out of Las Colinas.

Whether Teak or Southern Pine, the above items or concepts will need to be applied to determine the value of your property or purchase price.

The bonds example was very helpful and made the concept much easier to grasp.