On the left hand side of the house, can you make a walkway over the back roof and have steps that come down the back and wrap the corner onto the 2nd floor egress? 

Let's get real for a second, the 2008 crash was driven by a housing bubble, risky subprime loans, and a complete lack of financial oversight.

We added value by re-doing the whole house, installed vinyl floorings, rebuilt 2 and a half bathrooms, re-painted the whole house, replaced all the hardware in the house, installed new lighting, ceiling fans, re-painted the kitchen, and completely remodeled the upstairs.

I have a difficult tenant with section8 houston housing.

I have a neighbor right next-door to me whose house is in pretty bad shape.

It's a subject-to deal where the owner owes $165k on the mortgage at a 3.5% rate.

Do you still need to put 20% down on a house hack and let the lender know?

I know it sounds crazy or ridiculous but to each their own strategy.Also, the duplex and triplex space in our area is filled with house hacker types.

Also, put any repairs pointed out by the inspector into the following categories (by priority)1) Health & Safety - to avoid tenant injury and potential lawsuits2) Property Preservation - to stop further costlier damages3) Government Required - city inspection repairs & S84) Marketing Negative Impact - who'll rent a house with purple bedrooms?

I own a 700 square-foot house on a lot of that is zoned for four units.