I have a couple buddies in San Francisco who I've been talking to about potentially co-buying a place in Tahoe and I am wondering if anyone has advice on how best to make a meaningful case for sharing in the costs/ownership/use/profit/tax adv/etc.Curious if anyone has firsthand experience?

Quote from @John Mason: Invasion of privacy, unclean and rude house members, maybe if they do drugs or smoke or are party animals, unwanted friends of theirs visiting at odd hours, clashes of personalityHave you ever wondered how many of the people promoting house hacks have actually house hacked themselves? 

This is wonderful. 

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My best friend who is a avid BP member suggested to reach out here for help.

I wonder how not have freezing weather and cold will affect other things..

I do work remotely from the home and was also wondering if I could write off the portion of where I use the space as a office on the same home as he’s claiming without causing any flags on the property address.

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions. 

This makes me wonder—where do you find your best deals?

The process is equally rigorous whether you went to college or not.Regarding the original post, I suggest linking up with an experienced GC and working under them for 6 months to a year, even if it's just as a part time apprentice.