That points to buying additional real estate.When you're 5 years from retirement, by contrast, that nice safe solid 4.5% ROI will be what you want, and paying off mortgages will be the more sensible thing to do.

Depending on your mood at game time, you can play the game aggressively (take bigger deals earlier than you should) or conservatively (stay with smaller deals longer than you should) to contrast your various outcomes using play money rather than real money.

Study those guys and contrast to the others.

By contrast mine here in California is about 1% which can make a significant change.

Also how does it contrast from a traditional 203K loan? 

New carpet and paint and all of the sudden the contrast of the 1980s vanity looks awful, or the light fixtures stand out as being very dated. 

Originally posted by @Avery Heilbron:@Melvin List I am trying to house hack for my first property and am wondering what your thoughts are on the FHA vs the Home Possible programFHA's upfront MI and monthly MI that never goes away vs Home Possible's PMI that will go away when the mortgage hits 80% ltv are the biggest contrasts in the comparison of the two (FHA  and Home Possible).   

Your only resource, by contrast, is that you have the claim to fame of being OP in what will forever be known as "the emotional support chicken thread." 

I get to see different markets constantly to compare and contrast, while finding time to be a tourist too.

The relationship dynamic there is referrals back and forth that ultimately make the person who provided the referral look good (RE 101: you don't refer people to dummies), which by contrast has no $ expense that gets passed onto you.3rd resource is your friends/family/coworkers.