security, fencing, a guard dog inside or someone stays there at night $1500carry cost of your loan/tax/insurance$?

Consider it as a baseline, says Quicken Loans: When you sell the property, the cost basis is subtracted from the net sales price to determine capital gains tax liability.

So it may be better to let someone else do the heavy lifting and take most of the risk (i.e. they be the sole guarantor on a construction loan, etc).

Or do I just use the remaining balance of the loan?

Also another option could be a DSCR loan as well.

They can do around %8 on the loan.

I was planning to use the FHA 203K loan for Acquisition with Exit strategy for flip or Rent and Refinance. 

When you graduate, fill your space with another student and then buy another house hack while you get started in the business world.Yes, you should work the "boring 9-5" to generate income and qualify for loans.

when you buy subto you are taking title and like you point out getting second position money for the downpayment or equtiy .. ( entry fee new term kind of funny but I am guessing thats a Pace ism. )I agree with you these folks need partners not loans.

Purchase price: $320,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Sale price: $400,000 I bought this property from a wholesaler and used a hard/private money loan on the purchase.