If you showed up in dirty sweat pants and a shirt with holes in it, your customers would draw the conclusion that you would do lower quality of work.You even mentioned yourself that people would be surprised how much money you make.

I will ask the questions and you will answer and we will arrive at functional conclusions together?

I've drawn out multiple lists about which strategy would better fit my end goals, and I still haven't come to a conclusion just yet.

Diane,You're a wise lady with your conclusion.

I have been watching all the webcasts and reading a lot of material, and came to the conclusion that I will start with a House Hacking deal for my first, and will be in the area of Columbus Ohio (OSU Campus...Go Bucks), Delaware Ohio, or anywhere in the central Ohio area that is developing!

It seems like everyone is tempted to try that at some point and we all arrive at the same conclusion - totally not worth your most precious ressource, your time.

I would like to REFI as many as possible with fixed rate loans but haven't yet found anything conclusive and was wondering if anyone could "guide" me with more ideas.

Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:@January Johnson  Equity stripping would be you buying that house for 19k.. when in fact it sold for 100k at auction that is equity stripping.That's the peace I have yet to understand on how people come to that conclusion, because all versions of the law that I have read, reflect the very basic Wikipedia description of it, being: "equity stripping scheme, an investor buys the property from a homeowner facing foreclosure and agrees to lease the home to the homeowner who may remain in the home as a tenant. 

@Jeff Thompson you are arriving at the same conclusion as everyone else who is moving here and is thinking about combining investing and primary residence: it is a tough compromise to make, if you try to force it you end up with a not so great place to live that is also a not so great investment.While you can find an off market deal, that's a long shot.

I need to exhaust all avenues of creative thinking first and maybe show him by teaching him and pointing him in the right direction, so he comes to his own conclusion that it is a bad deal and then find a good deal.