@Elias Halvorson the poster actually lives in another country.The pinned Cleveland, OH reference is just what they entered based upon this post:)

Much of it based on defense spending that will likely increase as assets are moved from Colorado to Alabama to include the Space Command HQ.

Pittsburgh ranks #5 on Marcus & Millichap’s list of high-yield multifamily markets.Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate (4.7%) has dropped by 17.5% over the past 5 years.Pittsburgh is experiencing a demographic shift.

We consulted with a designer once, but saw it as no value based on what we had already done ourselves.

That said, even with conservative rental income estimates, my living expenses would eventually drop to several hundred dollars less than what I’m currently paying in rent once the house hack starts generating income.I do have cash reserves to weather some rough patches, but the idea of pushing my budget this hard makes me uneasy.

Again, this is only based on info you provided so there could be a lot more to the story for the good or bad but I can only comment on what was provided. not sure many are thinking rates are going to drop much in the next year.. seems like one would want to know how much they need to drop to see if the plan will work before putting good money after bad.

If the government wants the debt to drop, forcing interest rates lower would likely help that by stimulating the economy.

I haven't seen prices drop too dramatically but I have seen homes in my buy box sitting on the market longer and some lowering prices. 

I will likely get approval based on my zoning.

Investment also spiked in Class A Short-Term Rentals (STR) and investors started paying higher and higher prices based upon anticipated STR rental rates, that exceeded sustainability based upon Long-Term Rental rates (LTR).