I agree, we will see a lot of non QM style loans and creative financing getting even more creative.

When you achieve a certain level of financial freedom, self managing is a choice.  

@Jake Drappi it depends on your risk tolerance and amount of cash flow you are looking to achieve.

Hello, I am trying to understand the Build-to-rent space, specifically I am looking for a directory of build-to-rent providers and maybe some pros / cons to this investing style.   

As with everything in life, your approach to achieving your goals/strategy is situational as its dependent on where/how you are in your "wealth status" for lack of a better term. 

Roof seems ok depending on the roof style, but HVAC and plumbing also seem low at first glance.

It can allow you to purchase a bigger property and/or better location than you could achieve without the value add.  

Immediately after reading the book, I discovered Bigger Pockets and have now decided that real estate investment is the most practical and realistic vehicle for me to achieve financial independence.

This means that a larger lump sum of capital is required to get started here and that cashflow is going to be much more challenging to achieve, if even possible.Do you have an idea of where in OC you are looking to possibly house hack?

But, if you are going to make this approach, be very honest in where you are in your journey and what you are hoping to achieve.