Thanks Sarah, I don’t see much house hacking going on in Essex or Dundalk in terms of listings on Zillow or FB so my concern would be finding professional adult roommates that want to house share in that area. i’ve been following a lot of the midterm rental groups in Facebook and the consensus is that contracts have decreased significantly and hospitals are using more local labor pools.

I’m a professional civil engineer with years of experience in construction and entrepreneurship.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Few of the ones I’ve looked at or did the phone calls with were new wealth advisers club, rei accelerator, pace morby etc

Readers should seek professional advice.

Estimating is both art & science and FWIW most professional estimators rarely get it spot on, usually operating within a Delta.There's tons of estimating books, software etc.

If you’re interested in investing here, I’d encourage you to speak with a knowledgeable local real estate professional or lender to get accurate guidance.

You will also discover the warranties don't cover as much as you think, and claims are often denied.Home warranties are so bad that most professional property managers will not manage a property with one in place.

Definitely get with a qualified tax professional on this.

I'm not a professional Tax person.