Meaning how long should I expect to wait for routine repairs to be made?

You could also consider seller financing, where you work out a deal with the sellers to pay off the remaining mortgage balance while securing the deed.All these options would help you avoid the risks of not holding title to the properties while also giving you access to the equity you've built.

The math still does not work out to $8,340.

In the future if they do, let them know about the non-payment of this tenant and that you are reluctant to take another as a result.Serve notice at the home-leave the work out of it.

What you can do right now is connect with an investor-focused real estate agent who has house hacked before or is house hacking now and routinely works with other house hack buyers.

If things don't work out, protect your $!

Ask how they handle routine maintenance and emergencies and whether they have established relationships with cost-effective and reliable vendors.By focusing on these critical factors, you’ll be in a solid position to hire a property manager who can take the stress out of managing your rental property while helping you maximize your investment.If anyone has more specific questions, feel free to ask—I am happy to share more detailed advice!

For the Gator loan you would work out some type of repayment structure and a lien would be placed on the property or some cross collateral. 

We sure have and are now doing a deal for this investor where they keep 100% of the profits.Folks that do their best, will make mistakes (Honest mistakes for those that work with integrity).We have been thrown under the bus quite a few times on this forum like many others but I sleep peacefully because I know we don't steal, cheat or lie and always do our best for everyone.Many times things work out well and other times they don't.Such is real estate and such is life.I don't think one can be blamed for doing their best.Upwards and onwards and wishing you all the best

If that doesn't work out I would just say wait till you have the additional 5% down saved