I have repairs to complete and I'm starting anew by house hacking. 

A third of our portfolio is affordable housing.

Hey Ashley,Section 8 provides a subsidy to low-income tenants to help cover their rent, with the amount varying based on factors like local housing costs and tenant income.

@CJ M.Every house has a number. 

I started with house hacking two properties (I'm a case study in the BP book The House Hacking Strategy) and now invest mostly out of state.Happy to chat about your goals.Best,Rick

I do have one who is using a self-directed IRA to purchase a rental that is being rented out as a house share. 

It depends on how much the NY house will sell for vs how much the TN house will cost.

This can be a tall order for many just getting started.Otherwise, one way to get around that is to buy a a new house that you will "house hack" where you live in one side, and rent out the other side.  

Build a portfolio via serial house hackingDo not build a portfolio via 100% leverage

I got voodoo'd by this on the very last house I bought, where I am *certain* the bank would have come down another $2k but the selling agent magically produced another offer that was going to come up $1k from the bank's offer in order to "entice" me to take the bank's "final" offer.