Concerning the dog specifically, my experience is that if there is a barking dog on the first day this will not be an exception and the thing will be barking incessantly.

We are hoping we can find a place in Sacramento area (flexible on locations) that has can be an owner/occupy along with another unit (ADU, Duplex/Tri, Short term rental unit) that we can get into.

I can see that logic...as a property owner, the tenant should never be an obstacle to getting things done.

Purchase price: $205,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Primary residence - officially free and clear -----> 8 years of rice and beans =)

An equity cash out approach may be an alternative source for you .

I have an opportunity to purchase a drive-thru coffee stand. 

I believe as long as it’s my primary address and live in it for one year, there shouldn’t be an issue. 

If you don't have something structured where you can keep everyone is a seat for 30 to 45 minutes then you may as well just smoke some joints, drink beer and whiskey and have a wild party nobody will forget.One meeting could be for flipping, single family investing, multi-family investing, the best ways to find properties, how to do rehabbing, how to deal with contractors, how to do the math for single family and multi-family investing before and after the purchase, financing, dealing with commercial investments, how to do accounting and reduce taxes, how to streamline your entire operation, what software to use and how to use it and a lot more.Most meetings have only coffee, water and cookies for people to munch on and not much more.

There will be an end though and eventually the value will be set.  

House Hacking has created financial freedom for me and my family, NJ can be an odd market for running numbers.