![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2208828/small_1696860710-avatar-masony2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
20 October 2021 | 5 replies
Hello all,I have been immersing my self in real estate knowledge to prepare to pursue a house hacking deal this spring as my first property.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1998900/small_1703804949-avatar-melissar125.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
27 October 2021 | 39 replies
It really doesn't look terrible, the contractors bid things to make money and not gamble.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1666887/small_1695668752-avatar-nikkib36.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
25 October 2021 | 23 replies
@Nikki BaiNot sure I’d take the gamble of waiting.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2111271/small_1621518132-avatar-patrickt184.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
28 October 2021 | 2 replies
. - Have enough (take home after tax pure cash flow) from my properties to match my current w2 net income ( which roughly 7500$ to $11000 monthly)- Not create a lifestyle where I am so immersed in my real estate investments that I cannot enjoy life.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2111271/small_1621518132-avatar-patrickt184.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
29 November 2021 | 16 replies
. - Have enough (take home after tax pure cash flow) from my properties to match my current w2 net income ( which roughly 7500$ to $11000 monthly)- Not create a lifestyle where I am so immersed in my real estate investments that I cannot enjoy life.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2292341/small_1695870364-avatar-brandona286.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
31 October 2021 | 14 replies
I think having enough funds and a good home inspection and contractor that you can trust is a much in the  beginning otherwise you are just gambling.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/786329/small_1694681284-avatar-damonj4.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
2 November 2021 | 5 replies
Bad because often 20% is the minimum down, frequently it goes to 25% down, interest rates higher, terms overall less favorable.As for funding the down payment, save, gamble, pick up a second or third job, borrow from family or have family/friends invest with you, get an active partner, etc.
22 November 2021 | 6 replies
is no gambling action.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2251588/small_1694785052-avatar-tomf185.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
31 October 2021 | 1 reply
But after reading articles like this https://bang.ro/online-gambling-in-the-usa-is-it-legal/, I realized that the guy didn’t do anything so bad (except getting himself into terrible debts).Back to my question.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1791531/small_1634062224-avatar-aliciam75.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
4 November 2022 | 41 replies
No agreement covers what the managing partner can do - go gamble at craps your odds are better at making a return than in a real estate partnership.