After any recession that may happen your appreciation will bounce right back.Cash-flowing, house-hackers are the ones who will weather any storm no problem.

It depends if for example you live in coastal CA and a 20% down payment is at least $100k and you don't have that FHA is the way to go and that is where most house hackers go because they are just starting.  20% is mostly to get rid of PMI and opens up other options on more fixer upper properties when offering, a lot of the lower payment is just because you owe less money due to the large down payment.

Hi Elliot,I'm not an expert by any means, just another humble house hacker in DFW, but I did look into this a bit.

House hackers are most ambitious to buy in Jefferson Park because they are getting priced out of Avondale and Logan Square. 

@Dan CookNot sure about where you are, but in Colorado Springs and Denver, I've never heard of any rent-by-the-room house hacker get dinged by the city for exceeding the limits.

@Jenny Bayless, I'm a Springs resident and aspiring SFH house hacker. 

It's her and her two kids plus an unidentified male who ended up just living there.

My husband and I are about to dive into real estate investing by house hacking on an FHA loan. We want to do the multi-family route. We live in rural Ohio, and there are only 6 multi's for sale in about a 20 mile radi...

Hey all! Taking the time to introduce myself here. I'm a 26 year old hoping to get started in Real Estate soon! I'm looking to make my first investment in a house or multi-family unit I can house hack, and then buy mo...

I'd be happy to answer any lending questions you might have when it comes to house hacking or strategy.Your first mission is to get preapproved by a loan officer that specializes working with investors and house hackers.