@Erika Shiu House hacking with an STR is a smart strategy but ensures financial viability since your mortgage is over 50% of take-home pay.

Most will be 30yr fixed, but you're still going to need 20%+ down and will be 1-2% over what you see quoted as "today's 30yr fixed mortgage rate", which is usually the ballpark for someone buying a primary with 20% down and 780 credit. 

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You'd never even know what it had been today, and it's been one of my better rentals besides. 

They have really good prices on lots of the ring cameras today.

I would discuss financials on this if you choose to come see the pre-rehab on Dec 1 (I have made a lot of money (close to 7 digits after this rehab is done in ~2 months) but due to not executing a cash out refi (due to the rate increases) my return is below my underwriting).

The goal is to achieve and maintain financial freedom.

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