Quote from @Polat Caglayan: How much do I need to invest for a house and a thousand dollar income?

House hacking is a fantastic way to start, but preparation is key.

What will help you sleep better at night?

You will appreciate what a couple of month of effort and education can do for your credit with very little financal output.

What's key with this metric is it has to be taken in context.

Once you take over a property as an owner occupant, if it is a single family or condo you can live in it for 1 year and that automatically exempts your unit from rent control.

Or explore a 40B lottery condo purchase and look into house-hacking.

Not enough income for lenders compared to what else is out there for themThe biggest thing is the lot but other factors like the actual manufactured unit being quality and up to code helps a lot. 

I bought a duplex house near Scranton this past year and it is rented out . 

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