Is today's market and interest rates worth me utilizing an FHA loan for what some people have referred to as "house hacking" and beginning an investor path that way?

I think Sacramento is a great market - lots of Bay Area people moving up there. 

Negotiating with people who only live through their emotions is difficult.

I think there are a few private money lenders in our group including myself, people are always needing funds, and there's a few wholesalers that also are passing deals around.

A graph of growth or profitability gives a visual that some people may find easier to understand.

The fact that it loses money is somewhat mitigated by my tax savings at year's end (I have RE professional status).You just have to keep in mind that although there's a lot of tourists to the area a lot of them are cheap bastards that gravitate towards the lowest fares out there, and there's so much supply especially in the last 2+ years that it's a serious race to the bottom as you're competing with people who bought at $150-200k 10-15 years ago, never fix up their place and don't care if they rent for $99/night.

Oh boy... such near sighted people on here.

The market is always strong because of the growth there as well as diverse people who travel in and around there with the Military, space and rocket industry, as well as many other tech jobs. 

I see a lot of people with experience in mobile home park investing on here, and hoping someone wants to give their $0.02.I am in Austin, TX, and like many other places seeing explosive growth and prices driven sky high, 50-100k over asking for SF homes etc.

It's a tough job to do and there are only so many people willing to do that type of job.