With a house hack, you are actually owning an asset that other people might want. 

Now I see people accept the $1000 and turn around and "rent the garage" for $200 per month or "rent the appliances" which is legal so long as the garage are appliances are not included amenities on the HAP contract. 

People think they can use the internet to skip this step. 

After finding properties that look distressed does people write offers before seeing the inside of the property?

I’ve heard people speak poorly of ND, but Minot is a little different.

Many people go there in (large) groups, which most short-term rentals can't accommodate.

In both three people end up contributing all of the equity and one manages the project.

Don't take people's rude behavior personal.

Sure, most people want to leverage deducting passive losses... but one day you might have net profit that could be whacked with a 3.8% NIIT.

I'm buying another duplex there next month.If you are in Detroit you have what so many people here would kill for... a cheap market in your backyard that's makes it easy to learn.