For non-house hack deals, you'll need anywhere from 20%-30% as a down payment.

You can make house hacking work anywhere, really.

==========================My relative is asking if this is a viable way to legally avoid having to pay taxes:STEP 1: SELL PRIMARY RESIDENCE (House A)-Sell primary residence to son-in-law for cost basis + $500K-File gift tax form for difference between sale price & market value-Not pay capital gains on $500K due to personal exemption.STEP 2: SELL RENTAL PROPERTIES-Do 1031 exchange and buy House A back from son-in-law-Rent out House A for 1 year before move back in==========================Thoughts?

@Jardin Gwinstart with a house hack first. 

Can you buy a house and be within reason of what your current rent? 

Hi,I typically rent my 3-bedroom property through a short-term rental platform, but I was recently contacted by an insurance relocation company looking to place a family in temporary housing while work is done on their home.

Recently closed a deal with a client that was a 3/1 single family house for $120k and they're renting it out to section 8 for $1550/mo!

There are risks too, when buying condemned and burned-out houses because you may not be able to control the environment where these properties exist.

I've been looking into going with the route of section 8 (or housing choice voucher).

Alternative route I chose, I will leverage my duplex (purchased 4 years ago) equity through house hacking to have skin in the game on next flip.