The closer your loans PITI matches or is less than the borrowers current rent the more .basis you have that the borrower can afford the mortgage.Ask of the borrower:  if you get into financial trouble, do you have anyone that might help you out over a financial hump.  

It just kills me when I see a west coast marketing rep talk about how they had to get rid of this provider or that one or they have to get on them.. that means a nice innocent buyer has been abused in a transaction sometimes to very big financial loss's....

Lots of resources here on creative deal types that take little cash.  

I had that freedom before the financial crisis as I was self employed making great money, no boss or schedule.

The BP Free course would be a good resource for newbies like you.

BP has been our number one resource, so I look forward to continue networking with you all.

They're free and an invaluable resource for learning how to do different aspects of real estate investing. 

You are limiting your resources too much.

They share the same sewer and the listing agent says they should be sold together because of this.I figured we'd live in the SFH and rent the triplex, but my concern is if this will qualify for 203k financing due to these properties being on different tax parcels, even though they are being sold as a package, so to speak, on the MLS.My other concern/question is, when house hacking, do you approach the financials a bit differently?

Looking forward to getting great value ie. learning, ideas, inspiration, resources, networking, etc. from this site and perhaps connect with some of you.