Hey man, I'm not from your area but as a new house hacker myself, I'd say plunge right in & find a good agent.When you say you're a few grand off, that few grand might be in some "nice to have" vs needed renovations in an undervalued property that you can do little by little over your at least 1 year of "seasoning" living there..Maybe one with an inherited under market tenant (in my experience now it was more the former landlord being a jerk vs this guy being a "problem") that can hold you over...The quicker you can get the work done on your place, the more secure you can feel in the power chair where if this tenant really is the problem, you get him/her/them out, move in, & get back to work only now renting your portion At market value...The craziest part that I've realized, being such a newb in this game is that even if the house hack isn't perfect numbers wise (meaning you're still paying some money out of pocket with this inherited tenant), the majority/all of that money you're then "paying" is to yourself...It's such a mind warp to pay a mortgage on the same schedule (although the bank actually gives you 15 days vs 5) and similar cost to when & how you paid rent but then gather not only the assistance from the renter, but also then see literally EVERYTHING (minus only interest the bank is charging you) go right back to you...I use the mint app now to track my "net worth" now & watching it go up every month much more then the $300 I'm paying out of pocket for the hack (even with my remodel expenses) has been mind blowing...Maybe that's where that couple "extra grand" can come from over your seasoning year...Go get it bud!

@Elphinstone Birch,I’m entering real estate because I’ve done custom business web apps/sites for decades (making pretty good buckage in the process) and I want to move on

Though I think most LL's don't call it an app fee.

Buyer is very honest with expenses, as far as I can tell, and has just renovated the two bottom units.Also, I'd like to know based on y'all's experience and wisdom, would it be better to live in one unit for 1yr and finance as FHA, or stick with commercial lending with a 15yr 5.5% app amortized to 25 yrs?

Send me a PM please, I'm having trouble with the mobile app

They have common area space, as well as access to drinks and apps from Gather if people want.The meeting can be informal with the purpose of networking and discussing what we want out of future meetings.  

Just read this statement: “...if I put 20% down, the property appreciates 3% per year and the mortgage is always getting paid down every month, that’s a 15% return on my money every year. NOT including cash flow. If t...

@Billy San Roman I went to a meetup I found on the Meetup app a few weeks back.

I can’t send you one through the app on my phone but can reply once you initiate.

I've ended up with a few people lately that I've had to evict that I didn't rent to, someone else looked at the unit and filled out the app and signed the lease.