Since this is my first go around - I'd really appreciate advice on the following:- any references on lawyers /firms to work with to go through the Barment and foreclosure process without breaking the bank.- Ball park ranges - what can I expect the cost of this process to be?

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."

I want to get there too!

Now I’m going to start back with a little bit more planning.

@Bayo Badejo, there are so many missing pieces here to even begin to give a real answer.What insights are you wanting?  

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Go to @Leka Devatha's real estate investor meetups in Seattle.

Put 20% down @ 4.125% and refi'd in 2020 to 3.25% so my PITI is around $7k/month.

Trying to make this as structured and organized as possible.Thank you.