Especially these last few years with interest rates being so low for so long, every decent asset class has seen cap rate compression for several years.

These types of low down payment no equity transaction have a horrendous default  rate way over 50%  

The median home price is also very low nationwide which creates a low barrier to entry.

Seems too low to be real.

Now he says he is negotiating nationwide deals on materials that are priced so low the quality is non existent.

You can bring in more investors or use higher leverage if you are currently doing low LTV

I found a PM called Hostex.io for the STR so far so good I could not believe the very low annual fee which was less than $90 a year.

Capacity and Tolerance. 1) Capacity: how many people can you comfortably fit in the property, is there room to add more, or add more value to the tenants to increase rent.2) Tolerance: How many people are you comfortable living with, if there are vacancies are you able to handle that.House hacking is an amazing path to homeownership, and a nice low barrier to entry into self managing your properties.

✅ Pros: Lower costs, better cash flow, diversification, scalability⚠ Cons: Harder management, reliance on local teams, financing challengesTips:Visit the market first and build a trusted team (agent, PM, contractor).Choose landlord-friendly states with strong rental demand.Consider a low-maintenance property for your first deal.If staying local, you gain hands-on experience, but out-of-state investing can work with proper due diligence.2.

You can also gain valuable experience virtually and offer low or no cost "co-hosting" services.