Currently, there are a few ways to house hack in the Denver metro area and still live for free depending on your level of comfort.1) Rent by Room - personally, my favorite strategy, you buy a large house, live in one room, and rent out the other rooms.

I keep learning as I go, but I still have to step outside my comfort zone to do these things.There is a certain level of satisfaction that comes with stepping out and doing something you are not comfortable doing and experiencing the success in doing so.

Something like $500/mo OTM in San fran is solid, I don't know SF great but let's say SoCal area I would feel comfortable being $1000-$1500 OTM if the house location is excellent-- within 5 years I'm likely net positive on it. $5k/mo, it's going to take a generation to get back up to flat.

I mostly advise people to buy in post 2000 construction unless they can get very comfortable with a particular building and its finances and board.Quote from @Jay Lutz: @Christian Busch @Khalid Bryan How do you think the changes to the condo association inspection reporting and reserve requirements are impacting the market?

From The House Hacking Strategy, published by BP (and I'm a case study in the book), Craig talks about the profitability to comfortability scale.

I have had one, and now that I have been taking care of many aspects I feel more comfortable taking care of this myself.

If you're going to do this type of deal, just make sure you're comfortable with the possibility the loan may get called and you could have to refinance. 

I'm leaning towards the SF home, but my wife is wary of spending that much on a SF home and feels more comfortable spending far less ($200k or less) on a mobile home.

I'm comfortable living in one of the units but not an adu. 

Why....well because most of us will look for deals in a specific region based on our comfort.