If your goal for house hacking is not to cashflow immediately it may make sense if you're paying a significantly less amount in mortgage and expenses on your house hack because the other side is effectively helping pay that amount.

Henri Martin voiced concerns, arguing that adding grants in a tight housing market only worsens demand.

Getting less every month is still generally more cost effective than dealing with a tenant that stops paying or causes damages to the property.However, if you do decide to change your selection criteria and you are worried about fair housing, the main thing is documentation.

Hello @Aaron Maxwell,Calling is more time consuming but more cost effective.

Many of our members have found significant success with our program, and we stand by its effectiveness. 

In my experience within my market, Craigslist is effectively full of scam listings.

You have to know how to manage that property effectively to make it work.

@Adam Peralto More & more owners are posting here on BP about their rentals sitting vacant too long.Which means owners aren't paying attention to the rental market - which is slowing, causing Days On Market (DOM) to increase:(Take a look at the graph below from ShowMojo, comparing average DOM for 2018-2024.DOM are now about 40% longer than they were 2 years ago.Many owners also don't seem to be aware of real estate market fundamentals, such as seasonal effects:1) After September, when kids go back to school, there's a noticeable dip in activity in both the sales & rentals.2) After Halloween, there's another noticeable dip.

(I’ve increased rent between 3-5% in 2023 and another increase goes into effect October 2024)I’ll do whatever I can to lower the taxes but if I can’t, I may have to increase everyone’s rent by another $200 to $1400.

Whether you own a single rental property or manage a portfolio of multifamily units, effective property management can be the difference between success and failure in real estate.What is Property Management?