We own a flooring business, and I can tell you that the majority of the time your local mom and pop store will be cheaper than the big box stores.

I would shop around prices and go with Option #1 for the cheaper price.

Get your finances in order to minimize your expenses: pay off consumer debt, buy a house and house hack, sell expensive car and get a cheaper one.

TN wasn’t a choice when I chose so I went with the low property tax, cheap insurance, no income tax, no weather, low maintenance, cheaper and newer inventory location that everyone is moving to. 

Which option will you choose, which one will be cheaper from a long-term perspective?

I’ve been exploring multi-family properties for house hacking in both the Philadelphia and Boston areas for several months, focusing on the cheaper areas around the cities rather than in the cities themselves, as housing costs are incredibly high.

That is what goes against the transparency that we are trying to achieve with the NAR settlement in hopes that home prices get cheaper because some desperate buyer's agent will do it for 1%..I am also not for government regulation of every last detail, I have seen that in Europe... but too many wanna-be wholesalers have caused too much damage by not being able to deliver to people that are already in a tight spot

It makes me cringe when investors think that DSCR means they're getting a nonrecourse loan with 100% LTV and cheaper than Conventional (speaking generally here, not referring to OP).

Also to your point about D vs A - I think that your turnover costs would be cheaper for an a class property that a D class.

I am considering buying a house in another state that is cheaper than my market to rent out.