Any advice or tips would be appreciated.

MTR/STR hybrid) that could further push up occupancy rates in the former example.

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to connect to discuss further. 

Then do a 'seismic strapping' to aid in halting further movement.IMHO this should cost closer to $20,000.

Maybe there is more to the story, but I think that you are grasping...

Higher loan balances we would likely see an opportunity in the future to refinance again due to lower rates so consider a 2-3 year prepayment penalty.Of course if you qualify for Conventional Financing (Fannie/Freddie), there are no prepayment penalties so just calculating out the return of investment timeline on point buy downs.Good luck shopping and let me know if you want to talk further!

Do you have any other tips on "the live" in flip potential in LA? 

Are there any markets outside Boston that any of you have had success with a house hack or tips to succeed in this type of market?

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