For STR, AirDNA is the most popular option of course, but the pricing model per city is rough (if it's still like that).

I, too, suggest having your bank account with a bank that is popular and easy to access in your tenants' town.

Of course, you can do this in a stand-alone rental, but numbers are incredibly tight for house hackers now, so I thought it would be better served in this forum.Let's take a four-family where you house hack one of the units:1.

I would check with Dennis Kahn at Homestead Mortgage or another popular mortgage broker here, Zach Starnes or there are several other lenders that can re-fi off appraised value much sooner than 1 yr.

I just don’t think it’s anything other than a very simplistic investment concept, it’s marketed as if it’s earth shattering with exotic names being given to mundane concepts, and overhyped and if the posters in this thread are any indication it’s being sold to people incredibly unsophisticated in personal finance.  

I’m here to learn and grow, so any advice or resources you’re willing to share would be incredibly appreciated.

Fire pit with string lights is very popular.

I have noticed that it has become a little more difficult to Find FSBO's and such on these popular FREE sites, however,a) Is anyone still using them?

This has become increasingly popular after the suit settled 2024 with the National Association of Realtors regarding commissions and client representation.see article:  https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/economy/nar-realtor-commissio...Good luck!

Thanks for sharing this—it’s incredibly motivating!