I understand that this is a tall task considering the competitiveness of the Boston market and my utilization of an FHA loan, but this what what brings me to Direct Mail Marketing.I couldn't find many forums that answered questions specific to my situation, so I figured I would start my own.1.

I've done market quotes in the past just to make sure they keep our rates competitive and have generally found them to be competitive for our Roswell home.I haven't gotten any quotes for house hack situations so I'm thinking they can get you a competitive rate. 

Some days I have a hard time deciding which deals to spend time analyzing, versus just skipping over it and looking for a better “first glance” deal.When you’re analyzing deals, which is a better approach:1) If a deal seems bad at first, analyze it to see if it can be proved otherwise (maybe the fact that it looks bad means other investors have skipped over it). or2) If a deal seems good at first, analyze it to see if it can be proved otherwise (maybe it’s been made to look better than it really is and you’ll end up with a lot of competition).I’d love some input!

NYC is a big scary town and is so competitive and expensive, I either need to have the best deal and the best plan, or look elsewhere.

Both of those came in at a fraction of the Arch estimate. 

I recommend TDHCA over the others because the rates are more competitive.

Highly distressed properties work because the buyer pool is small so this drives the competition and price down.

If the rate/terms on your existing mortgage are competitive, a HELOC certainly gives you more flexibility, and, in some cases, a higher LTV (some banks will go 85-90% LTV on a HELOC for a primary residence).

Look at your competition. 

In a competitive market, forced appreciation seems to be what I should aim at after I find a deal.I forgot to precise this but my comment was related to house hacking a Triplex@Frederic Babeux the decision to start with montreal, at least for the start is because my girlfriend and I work here and we wanted to house hack as an initial investment.