Personally, I think house hacks are amazing, especially for new investors.

Hey there so I’m looking to house back with a duplex. Can I separate the bills for water and sewer so we both pay our own bills? Is there any way to do that?

I apologise if this post is a bit long winded, however, I am starting to look at my first home purchase (will be house hacking as per Set For Life by Scott Trench).

@Nicholas Icard would love to hear about your house hacking journey so far.

We think that the key to unlocking this house hacking puzzle is financing the project, without having to first sell our primary residence, or break the bank with monthly interest payments ... something like acquire, renovate/build, close.Thank you in advance for your patience and feedback on what is likely a very newb inquiry, and a situation that countless other boomers may be facing.Kind regards from NY,Steven P.Saratoga

Last thing is you can house hack. 

Can I use a HELOC or LOC as a downpayment for another House Hack?

Even make it a house hack, and rent to other service members.

A regular rental is tough to cash flow in Fresno or Clovis especially if you want something decent quality but I'd think that's where investors can get creative with the investing strategies like short term rental, house hack and more.

Problem is, you hold the debt long enough that the interest rate eats up any of the rewards and you end up using those points to hack at the outstanding balance.It's all an equation.