Margins are small, and to me, the real wealth-building in REI comes from the long-term appreciation, not the short-term cash-flow.Anyway, welcome to the forums.

My husband and I want to buy our first house hack in an expensive area, Salt Lake.

But is it better or worse than not buying anything at all?

This is why I always preach buying fewer but more desirable properties.

Hey @Nolan ChandlerThanks for replying to my post.Yes, I'd like to go more detail about house hacking with you.I think I'm having a hard time in analyzing which deals are good enough to buy.

I was thinking to buy the right place and lease it out instead.

Any of these deals thats a 5 figure buy in and a split you have to think twice about.

Buy a nice house with an ADU or a DADU?

We are looking at buying a park model home and land.

Let's say you could rent an apartment instead of buying and your rent is $1,200/month.