Quote from @Derek Farmer: Hello all,I am 25 years old living in Indianapolis Indiana. 

I was forced to buy my first house because my roommate moved out and I couldn't afford to live alone.

I'm seeing house hack, buy a primary and rent out the ADU on AirBnb or the ultimate house hack, owner lives in the tiny ADU and AirBnb both levels of the main house in San Francisco. 

We have a development coming up for approval with the county adding over 100 units bordering our small town and you can bet everyone that lives in our town is upset about it. in the end though, the planning commissions in our area tend to follow the letter of the law so to speak, so if there is nothing in ordinance barring it, they will approve, generally.

I'm in the greater Boston area and I wasn't able to fully live for free but I was spending about $700 on my unit.

I'm still flipping but I do live ins so only 1 every couple years, mostly San Jose.

There just trying to eek out a living too.

If you need the cash flow to live on and it will improve your lifestyle, then go for it.

If it is cluttered buyers will have a harder time visioning themselves living there. 

After 45 + years as a real estate investor, broker, lender, fund manager and syndicator, I’ve become aware that the “dream” of many investors and investor “hopefuls” is to be able to generate enough cash flow to live off their real estate holdings and accumulate enough wealth to make “work” optional.