From what I hear it is low, but still there.Keep in mind your loan will likely get sold, so you need to do more due diligence other than what a loan officer is telling you.

Let me get this right, you are going to go to school and spend countless hours getting a masters degree so that you can get a promotion for a few years so that you can quit that job and work for yourself??

You’re in the right place, and it’s great to see your enthusiasm about getting started in real estate investing.

Still considering it though. 

@Joseph Alfie the first thing you should do is go walk the property.

I have personally house hacked for over 10 years and continue to do it to this day, right here is St.

If you have a plan to pay it off in 1-3 years, it's a great tool.

My commissions fund my investments and it works great!

It is hard and will be a full time time job to do it right. 

It takes enough of your margin, which you don't have because you put so little down in this market.