So to start I want to say I have a wife and newborn baby girl so it makes this a little tricky but my wife and I would love to house hack to free up our finances but we want a duplex or even better a triplex that is separated.

Labor and materials are very expensive and with rates where they are, net operating income/cash flow (unless you put 20% down) will be slim unless you can find a steal in a B/C neighborhood or grab a home on the East Side (where competition is still high).

We now have a baby girl on the way so house hacking no longer suits us.

He has recently begun hallucinating and believes one of his housemates is holding him prisoner in his own apartment, forcing him to take drugs, and says a girl was killed in his unit from a forced overdose. 2 nights ago he ran off down the street waving his gun around which brought the police by.

Grab a laptop and let’s do some research together.

Refinancing is not a taxable event so you can keep grabbing equity as time goes on without the tax implications.

One "student" has a side gig: mining bitcoin - lookup what open pit mining rigs look like on Amazon- ten fans, thousand wires.Or they have a grow in closet or in the bathroom -black or silver plastic with zippers and lots of vents and fans.Bill it to tenants they all know who is doing the power grab.

I figured if I can land this home, wrap up some financing and get it rented, I can turn around and grab another home in a month or two, and again, lather, rinse and repeat since I won't be depleting my entire cash.So, here's my first post and dilemma, and as always, any help would be great.  

I'm a small town girl but I'll definitely look into it.

We have a beautiful 9 month old baby girl which makes the house hack approach a bit more challenging but we are hopeful everything works out.