I am playing a long game.

It could take years of sacrifice and saving to get into this game and most people don't want to wait that long.  

Thank you Nick - unfortunately it is the name of the game in this space that there will be people with bad experiences, typically when the appraised value doesn't come in as what they expect and they lash out at the lender accordingly (anyone in this space obviously understands this occurrence). 

After reading so many intros of young, single, eager individuals, I'm hoping I'm not too late to the game! 

If you don't/won't have WiFi then you should either consider a SimpliSafe system that you can move around from house to house, or some type of Trail cameras like hunters use for identifying game areas.

The odds of default go up significantly for those who have no skin in the game.

I am new to the game and using the FHA loan has just seemed to be the most common way to house hack (at least in terms of what the resources I have read have said). 

@Keetaek Hong I have a lot of clients who are facing the same challenges but they understand the long game and that it's imperative to build a portfolio, With that lowered interest rate I mentioned you are looking at 30% down and including PM fees will typically have you around break even or barely positively cash flowing.

Forums and meetups like BP have changed the game for my family for generations to come AND for generations for people in our homes. 

Do you have a particular system or software that’s been a game-changer for you?