Congrats on closing on your first deal.I closed on my first house hack (duplex in Riverside, CA) a few weeks ago, and the security deposit went towards my closing costs.

And any info for house hacking, and meet ups would be appreciated!

House-hack + AirBnB (STR) + BRRRBuy a multi-unit property that you can live in one unit and rent out the others as an STR -- depending on where you are in Rochester there are some great opportunities.

We house hacked that first property prior to moving to our current house before we knew "house hacking" was even a term!

Refi into an FHA loan and house hack again.

Hey BP,Just got my first triplex that needs some reno before I can open for business. I'm living in one of the units. I set up a seperate bank acct. Now I need a book keeping software, what would you all recommend. I'...

I house hack.

House hacked for a few years then moved out and turned it into 100% rental.

We ended up sitting down and compromising with both our ideas and found a median; house hacking a duplex.

Can't express how excited I am that I finally GOT STARTED!Completely new to real estate investing but I have been slowly working to generate the capital for my first investment for years.This duplex was purchased with...