@Christopher Walrod if your personal situation allows you to house hack it can be a huge shortcut to becoming a real estate investor.

And there would be no unanticipated holding costs... the insured could just let the insurer cure the defect once discovered, if ever.I'm amazed the title company actually did more title exam work and discovered their recent error in the small gap between the two closings.

Think about it, if the numbers work and you were able to bring 0% down to a $350k house and only have to pay around 8k in closing costs with no PMI, wouldn't you do it?

I was actually in Pueblo, CO last year for 4 months due to work, and I agree with what people are saying on this post. 

This will increase the return above what can be obtained on a passive investment.The flipside of having the power to control everything is that it can be alot of work (and a full-time job if a person is putting in sweat equity).

Just what works for maximum pander-value today, find a "rich" to frame-work and hit-em, blame-em, put all the worries and ill's of the world on em, and nobody will pay a moments attention to the REAL facts and work of things. 

There is no shortcut to this.

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

You enter the hospitality industry when you do so, and it comes active work and additional expenses for that increased income.

Anyone offering you US debt at 0% is a scam.Anyone offering you a yield of 50% is a scam.There are deals out there but you need to put in the work and find them.