Of course, it always depends on what your purchase price is and Dayton does have cheap homes! 

House hacking by purchasing a duplex, triplex, or single-family home with extra rooms can help you reduce or eliminate housing costs while building equity.

I think it helps flippers as it is easy to find the purchase pricesp versus selling price.  

That ensures you don't spend it on other things and that you know exactly how much you have available to spend on the next purchase.

Quick update: I purchased the land hacker course from Kai and currently diving in. 

So, if you like the idea of the tax-free bucket, you can wait until 59.5 to take "normal" withdrawals, but here are a few creative ways to use the tax-free money early without penalty:You can do MBDR in your company's 401k plan and leave after age 55 and no longer worry about the 10% penalty (Rule of 55)Utilize 72T - Pay yourself the same amount every month until you are at least 59.5Move the money to a self-directed IRA (SDIRA), where you can use the Roth IRA to purchase RE10k of earnings can be pulled tax-free for first home purchaseThe principal can always be withdrawn tax-freeNot really anything anyone plans for, but there are some exceptions for medical expenses as well that can be a nice plan Z if you blow through other emergency fundsI do this in my company's solo 401k because it gives me the most control over the funds, but it can easily be done in a company 401k if their plan rules support it. 

Purchase price: $62,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Project in progress: Off market dealPurchase: $62,000Rehab: $60,000ARV: $165,000 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I want to know more about the area and build a team that can help me purchase and manage properties.   

Purchase price: $82,500Bought this 2 bedroom condo in Manchester in April 2018.

Especially of investors that purchase multfimalies and run a short term rental business through them.