I can definitely tell you there's still a lot of positive cash flowing and 1% rule deals and you get amazing appreciation.

As long as it is not your primary residence, it is used to produce income and you pay for a cost segregation study; yes, you can do it.

Obviously, this can impact your overall cash flow. 6) it’s important to find an agent that knows the area well and understands how to work with an investor, as the process is very different than buying a primary residence. these are all things to consider, and there is going to be a learning curve associated with the process.

It allows you to go in with a primary residence debt and you have to live somewhere anyways so might as well pay yourself.

No doubt that house hacking has become more challenging in the last few years but it is often still a much better option compared to both renting and buying a primary home just to live in.

In order to get pre approved all the lender looks at is your credit, assets, properties performance and you have to own a property as primary or investment you cannot use DSCR loan product if your a first time homeowner. 

Also, the enormous marketing campaign is sketching me out: the style of the landing pages, the hundreds of emails and links to new offers, the constant emphasis on value, and the cheesy/fake positivity... starting to feel very MLM kinda scammy. 

@Erika Caba I think if at the end of the year when you can evaluate the situation as a whole with everything taken into consideration and are looking at your tax returns if your goals have been accomplished with this building, whether it’s positive cash flow, off setting W-2 income, whatever, then I’d say it’s too early to throw in the towel.

Very positive.

My default position has always been that the reporting is long needed.