The reason this scam has been so effective is the hackers have shown incredible restraint and patience before striking.

@Michael Hacker@Justin OwensDoes AZ Bank & Trust do HELOCs on non-primary residences?

Emotion drives house hackers, so they will pay more than a seasoned investor.

My point is that deals are in Chicago particularly for house hackers, but you must be willing to search and be patient. 

The second recommendation would be to do a house flip with a special and your able to move there and be a "house hacker" and take advantage of the lower down payment.The only other way away from home is to buy an apartment complex that had a minimum of 30 units so that project could afford property management company from that local area, they need to be experienced and understand what you expect in reporting and current operation with phone talking. 

So a 14 trillion dollar economy in the US plus the global economy will overnight switch to crypto currencies that are backed by anonymous hackers somewhere?

Also I would love to hear other House Hackers stories and suggestions on how to possibly do it better or how they could have done it better themselves!

@Greg MayerCanadian house hackers!  

But they might make more sense for you as an owner-occupant/house hacker. 

First off- hi, my name is Andrew. I’ve always had a curiosity about real estate but it wasn’t until this year, or rather this month, that I really truly considered making a full career shift toward it. Two-ish years a...