:)  My kids favorite part about that area is the small fish market. 

He wants to buy a cabin in PA where he goes all the time for fishing.

How can a small fish like us compete with institutional investors like Redfin who are flushed with cash?

We think it now takes 2 or 3 houses to get to the American Dream and that the first starter home is the big problem.Habitat is selling the American Dream right off the bat so equity caps trap people in place.Every model we've seen so far wants to feed people fish and trap them in a community.We are trying to create a new model based on freedom to chase the American Dreamand believe that working renters who have fed the Rich Dad Poor Dad millionaire landlordsfor decades deserve to reach for the same American Dreamand believe that all they need is a small starter homewith a bit of free financial education.All the resources and knowledge are availablethanks to the internet and mobile computing.The problem is renters' rights under capitalism.So we want to build small cheap plexes via traditional primary home bank/lender financingwith no hoops and catches, and provide free down payment, credit, income financial education to help :)

Many are motivated but some are just fishing.  

@Ryan Fish, if you find one local please let me know!

If you’re looking for where to land and buy a primary to house hack, it really depends on a few key things that are specific to you: job location, budget, family/schools if applicable, preferences as far as being walking distance to restaurants vs. at the end of a long dirt road with acreage, plains or mountains, hobbies, lifestyle, skiing/snowboarding, rivers, climbing, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, single or married, spirituality (looking at you Crestone) etc.

Especially in today’s market environment which is highly competitive, most deals are thin at best and if you don’t know in advance what your buyer wants and that you have a buyer waiting in the wings, you have way less negotiating power with the seller.

It in my opinion it wouldn’t be a bad idea to budget it in there so an adequate reserve is in there when those type of items begin to fail or need replaced.That return is pretty solid in today’s market environment.

Going direct to seller is where you find the good deals in this ultra competitive environment.