But paying off you primary residence isn’t a terrible idea if the alternative is laddering CDs or investing in bonds.

Contractors (most of them, anyway), are terrible at design, and at communicating design needs to clients.

This has greatly affected me getting a terribly low (over $100,000 less) appraisal value on the property since the appraiser directly referred to the Zestimate.

If it is livable and the work is all cosmetic, FHA wouldn't be a terrible option. 

I think this is terrible messaging to investors, usually new investors, and I have known it to get some people in trouble. 

So they can be epically terrible property management, whereas a 3rd party PM who does specialize in property management may be far superior in their services.

That’s not a terrible deal if the market is strong and you can validate that it’s a true cap rate (i.e., the income and expenses have been validated and lead to a reasonable belief that the property can produce net operating income that results in a 9% cap).  

The dishwasher is still sitting in the box (This is very important detail). 11/26 - I call up Home Depot and talk to the lady, and she says this is terrible it has happened to you.

We house hacked it and rented out an apt.That taught us how to become good Landlords through experience.From then on, we expanded our Portfolio to 10 buildings, 30 apts, 65 tenants in Brooklyn, NYC with an Asset value of about $20 Million.We could not have built the Portfolio without Partners.In regards to Liability, since you are House Hacking, research Home Insurance that includes Landlord Liability in addition to the normal insurance.As long as you get the appropriate Insurance, you'll be fine.I would advise you take your first House Hack to learn how to become a good Landlord, don't be negligent so you can avoid being sued (or at least minimize the chance of being sued), learn tenant screening REALLY, REALLY well (this is where beginners tend to fail and put in a terrible tenant), establish a separate Bank Account solely for the rental and build it up as a business.If you find yourself still motivated by next year, buy a 2nd one but this time, you will be much more experienced and knowledgeable.

You might have great work, or it might be terrible.