It’s a popular way for new investors to dip their toes into real estate because it allows you to generate rental income while reducing or even eliminating your monthly mortgage payment.While house hacking can be done with single-family homes (by renting out rooms), multifamily properties, such as duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes, take the concept to the next level.

Most at this level are not coming to BiggerPockets forums for advice on how to scale. 3.

I’m not sure the size of your garage but I would consider adding a second level above the garage and keeping your garage space.

That can be on a micro level like near parks or nightlife or macro level of better climate and terrain.

Either the toilet is leaking below the floor level or there is degraded caulk/grout surrounding the tub/shower/walls.

So there are many more participants at the novice level who may not understand the risk/reward nature of this type of investment. 

The Feds won't be able to increase the Interest rate, because the US debt level has gotten so high and banks are still under stress with low prior loan rates, but high interest costs.

Pro Tip: Airbnb provides a level of protection if you end up with a "problem" tenant.

At the end of the day, assuming the market at a high-level is strong, you must be able to trust in a strong, local team. 

Its always best to review your file with an investor friendly mortgage broker like ourselves to see what are your best options in terms of financing your next deal and get a high level understanding on how to enter a property and also exit a property.