Cheers It's untested, but a friend of mine who runs an airbnb from one of her duplexes is hoping that since 1/2 the building is rented to a long term tenant and the other half is the AirBnB it would be hard for the city to determine that it is being run as an AirBnB.

That is probably the easiest however, you will then need to mud the drywall a bit too.

It's about half a mile from the University of Maine Farmington campus.

Too much rehab is the easiest way to go over time and rehab budget.

It is a split level home and we run an Airbnb in the bottom half, which on average, covers 80% of the monthly mortgage.

I found a realtor to help us look for good deals about a half year prior.How did you add value to the deal?

I also house hacked and it was the easiest way to get started in my opinion.

This isn't the easiest market to do them because it's very competitive, so getting enough of a discount up front can be tough.

A year and a half ago, wife and I bought a home for $89,000 in Northern Indiana on a 5% down conventional mortgage.

You have clearly highlighted that you are aware of the risks that you are taking and this is more than half the battle, the easier part is to define the actions required to mitigate or manage the risks.