Did you end up using them - talking to them right now - and a little nervous to pay the engagement fee.

High risk areas.  3.

I highly recommend you create an "Animal Addendum" which is a set of rules for any animal, whether it's a pet or service animal.

However I have used some of apifys scrapers (for non real estate uses) and was highly satisfied with the value for the price: https://apify.com/tri_angle/redfin-search It looks like it’s for listed properties only?

If you want to manage your own properties, I would highly recommend buying within an hour of your primary.

Finally from a purely from a cash outlay prospective short term, you could rent a house with roommates and your payment would still probably be Lower than house hacking because rates are so high, over the long period 5-10 years obviously it would cheaper ti buy, hope that makes sense 

Ask yourself: Do you know ANY highly successful real estate investors or sales pros who sleep in, waste time, and still crush it? 

If you already have a high interest rate, consider a cash-out refinance with a fixed rate rather than a HELOC.A third option could be to sell.

High property prices mean fewer people can afford to buy, so more people rent.

The Real Estate Guys do a great newsletter with lots of high-level information about the economy and how it impacts real estate.