This is not a political post, but I can guarantee the first comment is, "I don't pay attention to climate when investing."

.- Yeah so Civil Code section 5715 applies to a situation where the homeowner is trying to pay off the debt to the HOA and redeem his / her interest in the property.  

I would get very close to breakeven, but you are still living for practically free (not counting repairs, maintenance, and management) while paying down the mortgage on a monthly basis.I have never purchased a new property to house hack, but I would run the numbers like any other investment property.

They're fine paying an extra deposit and extra pet fee.

i  would say househacking in expensive area is the best strategy.I got all tenants paying my mortgage , i never met them and they made the house more secured as well because there's always people in the house. 

He says he doesn't have the money to pay the rent and to get a new place.

When using the seller concessions, there is no impact to your rates and the seller pays for your closing costs. 

It's what other are willing to pay but not a reflection of what you can.

Depending on different factors, primarily lot size and location, we have even been paying $1m+ for houses to tear down in Seattle and $2m+ in the Eastside . 

Sales rep who finds the buyer and get's the down payment to secure the sale gets 20% of the fee.I tried this model when hiring reps and realized it didn't work since I was paying for all the overhead, supplying leads (like you) and the reps were not staying on top of the lead calls.