The only way to avoid the liability completely is to delead immediately, so use that as a negotiation tactic when buying. 

It's interesting that in my third post on this thread that I said about my tactic "...what I did 5 or so years ago..." which was right after the great recession when NOBODY was getting a loan and builders were going bankrupt left and right.

You'll be well-prepared to locate and fund your next multi-family property for house hacking if you apply these tactics and are persistent.Good luck!

Maybe she has never been through the process herself and is using it as a scare tactic.

Not sure if he's telling me this as a pressure tactic to get me to sign up this week (which is very not cool) but I feel that $8 or $12K is a huge amount of money up front.  

First-time homeowners can start creating wealth through real estate while lowering their living expenses by using a clever tactic known as "house hacking."

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Another tactic is pricing out current materials costs and then trying to assess labor separately where possible.

In other words, learn to buy with low or now downpayment (read Brandon Turner's book) and look into tactics like wholesaling and subject to.

I've considered offering like a free BOV or just asking them how the property is performing for them, I've never been a fan of going straight to the "hey do you wanna list it" type discussion so I'd be curious and appreciative to understand what your tactics are and were in this department.Thanks in advance!