For example (and just picking arbitrary numbers here), let's say:Current living expense: $1,800/monthHouse to hack mortgage: $2,000/monthRental income from house hack: $1,600/monthExpenses (including $400 leftover on mortgage): $800/monthIn this example, I'd be losing $800 out-of-pocket per month, but I'd be able to save an additional $1,000 from my day job over my current situation that I could use toward a second property.

Interest Rate: 9.99% fixed interest rate Collateral: A first priority lien on Borrower’s fee simple interest in the Property and the improvements thereon together with any personal property owned by Borrowers related to Property Prepayment Penalty: none Loan Fees: The following fees shall be due: (1) 3.00 points, plus customary underwriting, processing, legal, administrative and site inspection fees to (**) at closing of the loan; (2) $50 application fee due upon signing of the term sheet.

I would love to pick your brain and hear about you and your experience in Mexico, especially how you started and how far you have come.

This is a very simple case. 

After you understand RE investing, pick one strategy and focus on that.

Hayward feels more like an industrial area and does not have many areas where you would take a leisurely stroll.All that being said, although I do own a rental property in Walnut Creek and mostly invest in Sacramento, if I were to invest in the East Bay today I would pick Hayward or Pleasant Hill when considering ROI.

I would evaluate the scores and see if there are simple ways to improve them before going through a ton of effort to try and find a loophole that would leave your partner with minimal legal recourse if things were to go south.

Then, earlier this month I managed to pick up another SFR from a wholesaler in Mississippi with a quit claim deed due to owed taxes for $10k + $7k in taxes.

No problem, pick a TIC. 

I currently have 3 units and I feel like my momentum is really picking up.