Two extremely bad experiences with it left such a bad taste in his mouth. 

You have an amazing taste.

So if you’re willing to take the time to learn the basics, house hacking can certainly set you up for financial success and give you a taste of REI so you have a little experience if you choose to peruse it further in the future.

This will allow you to take advantage of cashflow, taste landlord life and not put much of your own funds at risk for your education.If you could get good at this and scale it has a couple of benefits.1.

Light and bright, earth tone colors are tasteful to the majority and provide the effect you need to get the maximum amount for your flip.

Hey folks-a quick hello to introduce myself.My name is John Brinkworth, and I am a Professional Land Surveyor in Floyd County, IN.  I am completely new to REI, and I am currently soaking up as much knowledge as I poss...

I'm here to make money not hold house warming parties bragging about how much more I paid for the joint while I sip my chablis, showing off the master boudoir.While there are some deals to be had on the MLS, the signal to noise ratio is a little too lopsided for my tastes.

I happen to like the look too (however, I also have never really cared that much for granite counters, so that shows how out of step my tastes are- lol!).

You will get a taste of how comfortable you are using leverage.  

So I am well versed in Washington State, but I always found the market to be extremely expensive for my taste (coming from Atlanta where a $50,000 house would cost $800,000 + in Washington State).