You get a place to live in yourself, tenants/roommates pay your mortgage and help you build equity, and you can purchase it as a primary residence and potentially only have to put 3%-3.5% down since you would be a first time home buyer. 

@Antonio IglesiasHouse hacking involves purchasing multi-family properties, living in one unit, and renting out others to offset mortgage payments and build wealth over time.

So how can an investor do BOTH too much investigation and at the same time too little?  

This experience taught me the importance of hard work, dedication, and the time it takes to build a successful real estate portfolio.In February 2022, I landed a job doing maintenance for a large REIT in the Halifax area.

It has taken us almost three and a half years to get to this point and most of that was the one year seasoning period from the lender and working with them to get the required documents for the county recorder.I'll definitely check them out.

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

• How should I handle accepting rent payments for "extra" time?

The site timed me out and I would have to sign up with the Realty company. 

Appreciate your time. 

I am a Real Property Appraiser 2 at my county tax office I am a long time listener of the podcast.