We're both truck drivers with lil to no debt and just stashing our cash to invest in a few rental properties.

You might find more issues than you expected during due diligence.Smart Repair Cost Moves:- Stash Extra Cash: Always budget a bit extra for unexpected repairs.

So these jokers moved their no trespassing signs just over to their side.

Looking to "house hack" at some point in the near future (recent grad stashing cash for now) to take advantage of a more favorable interest rate and pay less down, and had a question: Say I "hack" Property #1 for a year getting a primary residence interest rate, and move out after a year (and now rent out the entirety of Property #1) and repeat the process with a new property, Property #2, for which I get a primary residence interest rate as I intend to occupy it for a year.

Even with a personal home purchase you should have some money stashed for the inevitable unexpected repair. 

Once you have enough cash saved up for one, where do you stash it while on the prowl for a property? 

For line items that can vary greatly I'll generally overestimate a bit until I get more firm pricing as well, I look at it as stashing cash under the mattress for a rainy day.

If you are going to be any heavier than that, flip the contract for added cash to your stash, or pick up owner financing.

You can stash away small amounts get decent returns and if you use robinhood then you have no commission trades.

Home ownership is just no longer this safe retreat to stash money.