Quote from @Erica Calella: Quote from @Joseph Elci: Hello All, I am hoping to have invested in my first property before the end of the year. 

Hello all, I am very close on closing on my first property.

I join Bigger pocket a few months back when my wife and I decided to no longer allow the Salary bribe control our lives.  

I only have about 20K equity, but my home is only 1 years old, with 5.5%.

Hi Everyone -I am planning on buying a 2 unit property and renting one of the units to my friend.

You may already have though about these aspects, but from personal experiecne, here are my 2 cents..Maximize Tax Benefits: One of the major perks of house hacking is the tax advantages.

I have tried going through the conventional route of HELOC and Home Equity Loan for my primary residence.

@Emily Ellis I'm not a lawyer, however several properties in my area I found thru 2 separate wholesalers, turns out they were marketing a property which was listed on the mls and they were "in contract" which was bs, ended up one of my agents brokers were the listing as g ed NY and pulled the the excepted offers from them.

My name is Jonah,  I'm a long time fan and listener of the BP Podcast and decided to finally jump in the forum! 

I am from NYC but plan on using a FHA loan and “house hack” for the low down payment option in order to start building my portfolio.