But you should judge your PMs on more than just price.

I just committed to fund II. 

Hi Brian, not sure how close you are to NH but there’s a couple local meetups that happen every month in The NH seacoast area just across the Maine border if that is something that interest you. 

I’m curious: are others who house hack buying homes they can just barely afford, or are you sticking closer to the ~30% housing rule and using house hacking income as an added bonus?

Even if they had renters insurance, it comes with a $500 - $1,000 deductible just like your insurance.

Cash flow is definitely the biggest challenge; both in terms of finding properties to buy that cash flow with a loan on them and just company wide given interest rates and labor/material is up and, at least where I'm at in Jackson County, MO, taxes are way up too. 

If I, as a bond investor, am uncertain about what the future will bring, I might just sit on the sidelines and not invest.

NCF just adds to your cost.

I am aware of 1031 but wondered if I can just cash out without purchasing new property.  

I contacted ALE solutions on Friday through their housing request form and just resubmitted with a longer term minimum based on what you stated here.