Well, a large number of our members are rental home/apartment investors but there's plenty of other RE opportunities out there. 

$6k tax.Ins,hoa, not to mention utilities . took out a HELOC off of our personal home ( res.worth $900k, and a 260sq ft studio, mtr. $1450 mo.) for$ 220,000 for the deposit.

A friend of mine had a similar journey - they turned their old home into a rental property and soon realized they loved managing tenants and exploring ways to add value.

If so, were permits pulled & were they installed by a professional5.Are any of the homes rented to students6.Is there a flat roof7.are there asbestos shingles8.

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Vacancy hurts a bit more, but the biggest issue with renting out large homes is turnover cost.

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I've seen a lot of people try this, and they rarely use the home. 

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?

I would never buy a home in a flood plain.