Yes, House Hacking seems like the most ideal option when considering my first investment (open to other forms of ownership, such as live-in flips as well).

I would be willing to share mine as well including the sheet I built to calculate where your offer needs to be on a house hack for it to make sense.

To answer your question about the market, well it's all over the place!

Machias Savings Bank as well.

There are people on here (BP) that say "you don't need to pay for education".Well, not only are they wrong!

An experienced property manager should minimize vacancy, increase income, and have connections with contractors and other professionals to manage your property well to maximize your return on investment.To Your Success!

Part of the equation is how much equity can be drawn from your property as well, this would also be a question for your lender.4.

I've been in the BP community for over 10 years, I've been featured on the podcast 6 different times, RTR has over 270 5 star reviews, and yes, I've been a long time sponsor of BP as well. 

Make sure your listing clearly outlines your screening criteria as well as your "house rules" if you're renting out a single room in your home.

This will of course depend on your local tenancy laws as well.