Thanks. same situation for us but we don't go live with them until January 2023.

Would love to connect with local RE agents and have an idea of the market situation in SA.

The most effective way to find a professional team to work with is to interview a few to find one that can work with your situation.

S8 tenants often have less of a support system as family members might be in the same situation.

That's a bit different than this situation, but just wanted to share.

It's hard to provide any advice without more context with your situation.

If it's not feasible due to circumstances I suppose I'll have to adjust my situation (find weekend job, move back to NJ with parents, move to a different state with, etc.)All responses are appreciated, and I am absolutely open to chatting on the phone by the way.My view on house hacking is it can be a great tool to buy a house you could not  otherwise afford, but it shouldn’t be a goal in it of itself if that makes sense and that’s not to discourage you from investing just there are alternatives such as the stock market. so I’d start by asking where you want to live, do you want to own a single family home or does it make more sense to rent in a more interesting neighborhood like Arlington, Alexandria, that’s gonna be a personal choice, Will your monthly payment actually be less than renting/how many people do you need to get in the house to afford that?

The forums are often more for questions and help in situations or deals. 

Definitely not willing to put money into something like this and potentially worsen our situation.  

I purchased sub2 a handful of times for fix-and-flip types of situations, where I was in and out of the deal in 3 months.