@Alex GuerreroI listed my house for sale by owner a few years back.

Since reserve studies attempt to forecast replacement costs of items over a 30 year period they are having to recalibrate since the reserves they are now using did not use the latest increase in construction costs.

I run a fully integrated real estate firm out of Blacksburg, VA.

I had arguably 1,400 sq ft of crawl space incapsulated with the dehumidifier for $6,000. 

They have $30,000 worth of arrears, and because they would be coming out of pocket if a buyer were to negotiate with them on price, price is pretty much non negotiable.

All of those factors will guide you on doing a buy down.

I'm the co-host of the Edmonton InvestHER chapter, and love supporting other women in real estate, so let me know if I can help. 

First and foremost I have tried the typical solution of friends and family.

@Cody Andersondon't. the whole point of a house hack is to offset your own living costs while building equity. 

For investors, this means the opportunity to acquire properties at lower entry points compared to other major tech hubs like Austin or San Francisco.