We offered a compromise of him only paying half the rent in January but he is still refusing.  

and the pooling water was compromising windows, decks, draining, etc.

Appraisal costs paid directly to an appraiser, and perhaps a nominal credit check fee, are the only exceptions.2) Don’t overpay for a property, compromise your expected returns, or ever feel desperate to do a deal.

At that price point in the Bay Area, you might be compromising on important factors (location, safety, etc.), that could make a deal go sour.

Also, that note on compromises to make both parties happy is ingenious.

The joints are structurally compromised but it would pop on an inspection with a buyer. 

I live in Texas and D-F-W is a great place to invest but there is no compromising due diligence.

This is 32% down, I'm thinking this might b a good compromise of cashflow, headaches and appreciation.C: come up with about $10k cash out of pocket to buy two 220k houses on the same block, basically doubling what I already have but my cash flow will be a little less per unit because I have a bigger mortgage. 

Offer 5% more of the job to be done 3-5 days before originally expected without compromise to workmanship.

If you have the opportunity to house hack anywhere, I would pick the place where your lifestyle isn't compromised because no investment is worth hating where you live.With that being said, a general rule is that after 600k median price market then it gets a lot harder (not impossible) to house hack.