Not next to a fourplex with all kinds of cars parked in the driveway and kids out in the street.Your goal as a house-hacker should be to control a more-expensive property for less than the amount it would normally cost you every month, reducing your monthly obligation to the expenses and winning on ROI with the appreciation on a pricier property.With minimal down payment, even on a fourplex the best you can hope for really is to break even every month and essentially live rent free.

I’m writing less about investing and more to get your thoughts about how to get over not making an offer five years ago on what turned out to be a great property.Story: I’m not an investor, but I accidentally became a house hacker.

I picked up a huge 2 fam in West Bergen Right by the light rail a couple months ago thats going to make a lot of sense for a house hacker.

Unless you are going there to get a "special" loan like a house hacker loan with a low down payment and it is insured. 

Multi-family is usually not attractive to owner-occupants, unless they are house-hackers like we see here on BP!

I’m a first time house hacker and I’m inheriting my first tenants.

A 3.5% or 5% down payment option, on a fixed interest federally insured mortgage is a massive advantage and one of the few available to you as a first-time investor or house-hacker. 

It goes over the numbers (while living there and when the hacker moves out) plus all the pros/cons of the property.

I work with many house-hackers and it has been the most effective strategy for getting into Real estate investing - especially here in NYC.Looking forward to connecting!

Limb-harrisburg and Lebanon County Real Estate Hackers group have speakers talking at each meetup.