I'm looking at the city of Boston primarily but also in the immediate vicinity easily accessible by public transportation.We are out of town so I'm doing research and trying to build a mental map of the city and the areas to focus on.

After a year of listening to Scott and Mindy on the 'money' podcast after the great recommendation from my little brother, I have finally gotten over the mental hurdle and decided I want to commit to this house hacking strategy and would love to purchase my first property before the end of 2020.I live in Chicago, IL and work as a chiropractor.

So, that is something else to be mentally prepared for and with our rental units we have tenants who are terminally ill no less then two times every year and we make no bones about collecting rent, or asking them who is going to pay their rent for them.

Initially, I was thinking with a mom and pop mentality, but now I understand how to professionally structure funding from family and friends and make it legit.

You must prepare for this mentally and show you are credible as soon as possible.I would focus on taking control of the conversation, which counterintuitively involves asking pertinent questions about the property.

Their fear is that if you are too cheap, and the previous contractor has issues, it goes on them, instead of this mentality, I would simply explain to the client, and pretty sure it's an easy transition.

_cookie-check=OrC5rrpMzLED0MToI'm going to give this a shot, as I've (lightly) studied most everything to do with "terms" and this stuff is far beyond the scope of 99% of the "mentality" here, frankly.

We opted just to close, gave them a mental middle finger, and our mortgage broker felt so bad that he deducted $200 from his costs. 

I for one like to find opportunities that are versatile and lend themselves to multiple exit strategies.For example, I look for homes that are undervalued and require light rehab. 

(aka I need a weekend at the beach for my mental health)Unless your speculating, diverse investment in index funds (such as an S&P 500 tracker) is an easy relatively low risk thing for anybody to do - doesn't require much thought, can give you basic tax deductions, can get tax free growth etc.