Have invested in ABQ with first purchase in 2020 - and that was based on my knowledge as a film/TV friendly area and affordability.

I made sure I followed everything you mentioned.

And I'm sure that's because some people direct book, others use Airbnb, etc.

Anyone has a recommendation for affordable yet experience designer to help with few hours of consulting to upgrade the look of   new airbnb?

When you add that: "The downpayment and closing costs would be one large hurdle"; I can't tell if you can only afford to do this once (thus tying up whatever you have saved) or multiple times.  

I’m curious: are others who house hack buying homes they can just barely afford, or are you sticking closer to the ~30% housing rule and using house hacking income as an added bonus?

I'm sure ON is more similar to BC than it is to ON.

@Brett Riemensniderwe don't know all the details, but as i said that's a very expensive way to buy property - if you can't afford a property without overleveraging then you might just have to save up more.

Once you have a good understanding of what you can afford, reach out to your landlord in a friendly and casual way.

Currently situated in San Diego and can only afford rent for now because house prices in SoCal are bonkers.