House hacking, especially in a high-demand area like the Portland metro area, can be an excellent strategy for building wealth and creating passive income.

Quote from @Robin Simon: Its definitely dependent on a lot of variables, personal situation/risk tolerance, etc.But high-level, I would say that there can certainly be a balance - sometimes people forget that when using hard money or any sort of financing, for some reason you need to "MAX out leverage" - i.e. do a 100% financing for a flip or a max cash-out refinance etc..However, most hard money lenders would be totally willing to do a lower leverage loan (and would probably prefer it) such as 50% or 60% LTC instead of the usual max amount. 

Savoy investors use them for additional fire power when buying deals.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Yes, I would highly recommend my realtor.

It sounds like he believes CAP rates have a significant chance of going higher still given most likely conditions.Hospitality can be highly risky as some asset types can be heavily affected by a recession and corporate travel restrictions. 

Partner Driven was interested in the Pin Oak Dr deal in Perkiomenville, PA, due to its high profit potential and quick turnaround.

Brian Davis How many of the syndications that were part of your "club" have paused distributions or had a capital call?

Partner Driven was interested in the Powder Branch Rd deal in Johnson City, TN, due to its high profit potential.

Partner Driven was interested in the Oak St deal in Galt, CA, due to its high profit potential.