Hi @Tim Holt I think in general house hacking is usually a good move because it gets you off the sidelines and into the game with the most favorable financing possible (30 year fixed).There's a lot of value in getting started today vs waiting some undefined number of years until conditions are better, which could be a long time from now, because real estate is a business and the sooner you start actually learning about that business, the better.With all that said, I always recommend that people analyze any potential house hack as a pure investment that they aren't going to live in, because someday they may want to move out and you should know up front (before you commit) whether you're going to be able to do that, or whether you're overpaying and will be stuck in the property unable to move out because it'll be cash flow negative if you do.So you had it exactly right when you wrote, "the property would need to cash flow when I move out and rent out all units."

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For your agent to say you should not be concerned, again the answer is it depends.

Try to find ways you can be useful to them.

That will show what proposed tax increase you will see.

@Shayvonne Chan recommend you connect with @Samuel Eddinger as he knows his stuff in your market!

.#1 as a 19 year old make sure you get your preapproval lined up before you even go look at homes. 

That way, you might preserve some of your monthly profit while still knocking out that line of credit.

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

Simple Truths.But you can make a ton of money, if you do it correctly.Why doesn't McDonalds sell T-bone steaks?