@Daniel Haberkost what you mentioned that your friend does definitely makes it a lot easier yet still requires manual monitoring if tenants overuse.. so was wondering if there was some other technique people who house hack or who have rental property use to just automate that whole process. ... not sure if it’s just not that big of a deal..

Currently doing my homework and monitoring the markets during the pandemic with hopes of picking up a SFH or multi in the near future.

There are usually some good, local investors that monitor those forums.