It instantly has $50-70k worth of built in equity right away!

I haven't dug into the actual agreement, but was curious because I'm not in a position to house hack, but see many people on here recommend the strategy.

So, with large numbers of new graduates entering the field who are CHEAPER, someone established in the field may soon find themselves with "golden handcuffs" unable to find positions with the same pay as they are replaced by these younger cheaper options. 

Me and my wife have decided to sell our first duplex deal after 4 years of holding it we have built over 250k of equity wow ! 

How much equity do you have?

If you're looking to scale it could be worth while to sell and re-distribute that equity with the help of some save leverage. 

For a truly passive experience you'd probably need to be an investor in private equity deals or be a silent partner on a project.

Based on my calculations, even with a low down payment, I can achieve positive cash flow (with aggressive enough house hacking).

The other positive, at least for apartments.com is if they fill out an application it's good for any other unit on the site for 30 days without having to pay the fee again.Not that it matters for the law but another thing we do for tenants after they are selected is do a gift basket that exceeds that in which they paid in application fees. 

A good way into it may be doing a house hack or live and flip then pulling the equity out in a refinance.Tons of ways to make money in this game!