@Charlie MacPherson   Are there safe areas in the South Shore with commutable access to the Pike/128 that would be appropriate for a multi-family house hack?

Welcome aboard @Katharine Pike

We have 7 parcels in Pike County Pa. 3 in Shohola township, 3 in Lehman township Bushkill areaa. 1 in Palmyra.

Surrounding areas such as Pike Road,  Prattville, Wetumpka, Millbrook, and Emerald Mountain are very desirable.

Your other address I believe to be 12655 Feldspar Rd. which is just North of Pendleton Pike in what looks to be a nice neighborhood.

They sell fairly quickly - right now there are 6 duplexes and 2 fourplexes (no triplexes) listed on the Pikes Peak MLS, a few of which could be good options .Obviously there are a lot of factors that go into your ROI/Cash-on-cash return including your down payment, estimated monthly repairs/maintenance, if you are hiring a property manager or doing work on your own, ect.

- was about to come down the marketing pike hard and fast, for an even larger fee.

Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, Reminderville, Aurora, Auburn, Russel, Middlefield, Mantua and possibly a little into cuyahoga, beachwood, orange, lyndhurst, pepper pike ect.

The flexibility to stop renting it when I want seems to be a good advantage of Airbnb in the long run.Because of the decision to Airbnb in the long run, I've found that areas like West Seattle, North Beacon Hill, and Mount Baker should cash flow well-- having the combination of being close enough to Pike Place / downtown, but still at a decent home price.Though, I don't know much about what I'd be getting into, with Airbnb & Seattle.Does anyone have thoughts, guidance, or resources on the idea?

Deal will likely be ~$790k for 5 residential units + 4 commercial along Philadelphia Pike.