Maximizing Cash Flow: Share the creative ways you've been able to increase income from your house hacked property.Long-term Benefits: Beyond the immediate financial perks, what long-term gains are you seeing with house hacking?

My wife and I were thinking of getting our next STR in the same area, but after seeing so many properties for rent and what some of them were charging it would be extremely challenging for us to find one that cash flows positive, or even break even, with today's interest rate and 25% down.When we got our first STR verifying the income projections was the hardest thing.

I do not have any real estate investing experience.Interested in Cash flow properties. 

I am concern with the high interest rates but even with those I managed to cash flow which is what I am looking for. 

How I'd reply; I'd tell them in consideration of there phobia, I'm a-ok with there hiring of professionals to move the tree to a "safer" location in the yard that appeases there phobia. 

I actively reduce my income from my RE investments (others seek cash flow, I increase leverage to create cash and reduce cash flow with mindset that leverage will maximize ROI).  

Rents are high compared to property values so you can get good rent flow. 

You'll incrementally increase cash flow, which is fine, but may not be the whole of what you're seeking.

Plus, there's still so many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here in Columbus Ohio.

They were investors, and would not pay more than what they could rent it for and make a positive cash flow.