I also figured that when he parents do pass down the road, we could refinance through a bank and pay off the sister her half of the home, while still keeping the house and the rental income.

@Iris OlivasWe have financed single-family homes that were under $100k and we have also bundled some of these sub $100K properties together for commcerical loans.

Here's a link https://www.mass.gov/how-to/check-a-home-improvement-contrac...IMO vetting contractors is important.

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These homes are what most people picture as “home” and lend themselves well to coliving strategies.

Condos don't appreciate at the same rate as single family homes, and you are always a newly elected board away from STRs getting banned in your building. 

And I wonder if CCR or HOA can restrict these to protect the values of those homes ? 

Stuart we aren't talking about 100 year old homes in C/D neighborhoods. 

I didn't have much imagination for it. 5 years ago I started looking at buying a larger home I could house hack because it allowed me to get a larger property than I could afford.

However, my debt to income ratio with that home loan, and student loan doesn't look that great currently and I don’t have much for a down payment.