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I'm an experienced investor, agent, and a project manager for an established general contractor, focused mostly on historic preservation, custom homes, and investment properties (flips and holds). 

And ideally you run the numbers of what these major expenses are likely to be (roof life expectancy, major systems, hvac, plumbing, siding, brick maintenance etc.)

I personally lean towards the multifamily route because I have a girlfriend and a dog which isn't ideal for a room by room rental.

This house is also located in the ideal location to be a weekend/short-term rental.

We're spending ~$300k and it's completely custom.

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Perhaps to the tune of $2-$3k per month or more.Your property will, in average market conditions, appreciate. 12-24 months after house hacking you ideally will find yourself in the favorable position of having 5-10% equity through loan amortization and appreciation.

While not ideal, when weighing the additional costs and time of foreclosure, against the likelihood of recovery from the PG, we determined it was more likely we’d save expenses than we’d be able to collect on the PG.

Ideally partnering with someone to fund would be great.