I agree with the others stay away from the hilltop unless you get into a sweet spot like Westgate or Holly Hill.

Usually, 3-5 people is the sweet spot for a house hack, and 5 people is about the limit for a single fam house (more than 5 people usually creates too much noise and mess in a single fam house hack).

As far as a multi, personally if all things were equal I'd go for the multi for a few reasons.  1) Added diversification.. if one tenant doesn't pay, you can still cover property expenses with the other tenants 2) Shared capex... typically, one roof and one property to maintain but multiple streams of income 3) Less vacancy.. usually multi's rent for lower, for example one of mine is the sweet spot of 3 bedrooms for $1300. 

Having a paid off house at 39 is a sweet thing.

Now the story is quite sweet.

I just had a guest break a wine glass.

. ~180 is the "sweet spot" per Pm.

I'm house hacking with the other units as vacation rentals, what proof does the IRS need for things like beer, wine, toilet paper we would be providing a guest that it was for them and not personal? 

The buyers must be getting a really sweet deal if they are willing to part with cash with no returns for 1+ year. 

Looks like you found a sweet spot in Kansas.