My wife and I are working on putting our nest egg back together to execute a house hack.

This is my entire family's source of income and their nest egg, so the pressure is on. 

barring any unforeseen natural disasters, rentals are my nest egg.  

Go with SDIRA LLC but large upfront cost will eat either nest egg/emergency fund/or cc charge. 

There is a birds nest on the outside of one of the closed windows (between the glass and the screen) and we saw a squirrel run into the house from one of the open windows.

And that's happening all over the Bay Area as more and more millennials are finally swiping right on Tinder and matching with their soulmate :-P They shack up, sleep in the same bed, one thing leads to another and presto... you've got children.When that happens, baby momma wants a home to nest in, and doesn't care about being in the city core close to the hip Thai-Mexican fusion restaurant.

My parents sold their house when I moved out and they now live with me...empty nest did not last long lol... 

This way I'll have "vacation homes" I can nest in.

I had them nesting in my wall in my garage with babies and then all the neighborhood rats were coming over to feed off my pomegranate tree.

Simply paying all cash may be safe, but it may not always provide you with the nest return on your capital.Happy investing and may all your deals be profitable!