At the moment, I have some noisy neighbors (I'm house hacking a 4-unit condo-style building).

The Sheraton and most of the commercial buildings are built and occupied (except one restaurant space), the apartments appear to be all leased up.

The cash you get form either of those options helps to cover the down payment on future purchases.After you have purchased a few homes and have a good chunk of change you can get into 5+ units and start using DSCR to buy apartment style homes where you can focus on affordable living options and things like section 8.

always 20% or greater. we do it with our profit in columbus OH. it's all about the land, density, and floorplan size. get someone who has more experience in design and agency and development. development has been doing this for years and years so just stick to what works. compact, three story walk up style is what we build for investors and ourselves. 

Know the architectural styles of Federal, Italianate, and Renaissance and share with neighbors, get them to care.

I'm not sure if it's because I started searching and now I see a lot for Akiya related content, but with Anton's book that was released about 30 days ago, the ONLY English book about rebuilding Akiyas, I think there will be some shift in investing in these older style homes. 

The same way we attack any debt we don't want to anchor us anymore- by punching it in the face with large principal payments.We buckle down, make our own coffee, brown bag our lunch and eat/drink at home or bring a picnic to the park Dave Ramsey style.   

I've worked with many investors who sought a life style change and wanted to take a more passive role in their real estate.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/7993/48729-are-yo...

What are yall's thoughts on adding a mansion-style house hack to your portfolio?

Shotgun style and has a nice fenced back yard.