Over the span of 5 years you will have paid $77,220 towards rent.However, you're $22,500 downpayment invested into the S&P index fund at our assumed rate of 10.13% compounded annually will be worth $36,236.48Leaving you a net living cost of $36,236.48 - $77,200 = ($40,963.52)Overall numbers after 5 years of house hacking:Expenses include: Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, Repairs/Maintenance, and Private Mortgage Insurance.You will have paid $164,239.76 towards your principal and interestYou will have paid an estimated $20,914 in property taxes and insuranceYou will have paid $5,400 in private mortgage insuranceYou will have paid an estimated $10,859 towards repairs and maintenanceFor a total expense of: $164,239.76 + $20,914 + $5,400 + $10,859 = $201,412.76However, here are the positives to your net worth: Appreciation, Loan Paydown, Rent payments from TenantsYou're home will have appreciated to an estimated value of 560,7812 an increase of $110,782You will have paid down your loan by $26,742Your tenants will have paid $154,439 in total rentThe total benefits add up to: $110,781.87 + $26,742 + $154,439 = $291,962.87House Hacking net worth boosters minus expenses = $291,962.87 - $201,412.76 = $90,550.11(The home equity for year five is calculated using the downpayment + appreciation + loan paydown)House Hacking Vs RentingHouse Hacking net worth after 5 years: $90,550.11Renting net worth after 5 years: ($40,963.52)Leaving you a net worth benefit of $90,550.11 - ($40,963.52) = $131,513.63Here is a screenshot from our calculator on the difference in monthly payments between Renting vs House HackingThe winner is clear.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for a tax professional that knows real estate/multifamily/airbnb?

On your cash flow are you subtracting out what you pay yourself/benefits for you, taxes?   

Should I just forget the LLC altogether and "sell" the property to my daughter, so she might be able to take advantage of any future capital gains taxes? 

If he is working full time on real estate you’ll qualify as real estate professional for tax purposes.

I am in the process of filing taxes.

Monthly rent + rate increase + probably getting a clearer picture of taxes/insurance would be my guess for that.So I wouldn't completely blame whoever you were working with on that, but if it were my client I would have tried to get a clearer picture of that going into it and either treat it like a 'vacant' or go off of market rents (assuming they are closer to $1200).Good luck!

If you have self employment or gig jobs you need 2022 and 2023 IRS taxes filed and all the pages/1099/w-2/LLC/Corp/personal and 2024 income.

.• Expenses: Estimate operating expenses including property taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance, vacancies, and property management fees.• Financing: Explore options like FHA loans, conventional loans, or portfolio loans.• Cash Flow Analysis: Use a tool or spreadsheet to calculate projected cash flow.Based on your estimate of $300 per month in cash flow, make sure to verify that this aligns with your financial goals and risk tolerance.

Taxes are also always going to be a consideration, and this is an assessment year, so you should account for them going up more than usual in your projections.