I don't personally have tens of thousands in cash on hand for larger down payments (I do though in my TSP/401k), but my dad will have maybe a couple hundred thousand after the sale of his house soon.

I golf, play a lot of softball, run most days, walk my dogs, do some real estate projects.... stuff like that. 

Plus the way these larger parties go through TP . . . .

I don't do large rent increases (like $200) because I don't want a unit turn but my rent is in the market range.  

Some kitchens will be 5k if its a small one and some will be 15k if you are taking out a wall and its larger.

Leveraging the equity from your house hack for future investments, whether in STRs or larger multi-family properties, is a strategic plan, but ensure your initial property performs well before taking on bigger projects like flipping.

The lender Bank was being bought by a larger and needed the non-performing loan off of the books made the deal even sweeter. 

Quote from @Mike Dymski: The syndication investing that is discussed on the BP forums and podcasts is a fraction of the larger syndication business. 

I’d love to house hack and start with a duplex or larger, but I’m just finding is hard to shop around in our market.

And with more equity, you can 1031 into a larger property and grow your net worth.