Hey Sebastian,I haven't house-hacked, but the concept is relatively straight-forward.Purchase a multi-unit property, live in one, and have the other tenant(s) cover the mortgage and/or bills associated with owning the property.

Even if it is closer to 12 months, that is still short of a normal development cycle.I don't have any inside knowledge, but I do think there is midterm risk in the lending market, and I would encourage anyone with maturity dates in the next year to start working (or press ahead) getting a sale or refi done.

@Blake McFarlane, I believe you should go ahead with your plan.

You are smart to think about your options ahead of time!

I would move ahead with the deal, assuming it met your criteria in the first place.

Calculating deals is fairly straight forward once you know the basics. 

. $2-4k of model trains to local museum)3) How to shelter rental income (LLC vs S-Corp on passive income, any other strategies)4) Prep for 1031 exchange5) Normal RE purchase / sale tax adviceI understand that this is the "tax / busy season", but I'm looking to schedule a first consult (hopefully) before May, and a 2-min call before that would help tremendously in trying to get a head start on next year! 

Should I even wait, or should I just go ahead and list it and tell potential tenants that the property won't be available until mid May?

So go ahead and get established, but start networking and continue learning. 

You should have your servicer lined up ahead of tim, instead of scrambling for one at the last minute.