I have read different sources on this subject but it seems to be mainly speculative from the eyes of the beholder.

We started that way over 10 years ago with our first purchases, and with that initial experience and knowledge, in recent years we have significantly ratcheted up our investments and have sometimes gone the turnkey route, but at least we did it with eyes wide open and knew what questions to ask. 

This pandemic certainly is opening the eyes, but this won't be the push.

As I say to my four children whenever we are in parking lot, “Keep your eyes up and your head on a swivel.”What makes house hacking so attractive to owner occupant buyers is the ease of and number of options for favorable financing.

They are normally booked solid throughout the summer.I also have friends that manage vacation rentals and I keep an eye on the market.

I’m not brave enough to really partner with someone as I have tried in the past with construction and no one can see eye to eye even after establishing boundaries and set guidelines.

Michael, it doesn't matter how hight the DSCR is as long as it's over what the lender wants so there is lower risk in the eyes of the lender.

Since you would be living there too, I presume, you could keep a close eye on what goes on, to make sure they don't move in additional occupants.It would drive me insane, the utility wastage on my dime that the tenants would cause. 

I wanted to give him a chance to do a deal and at the same time get two sets of eyes working for me.

In my eyes it needs about 20K done to it.