The house I'm buying will be used as a long term rental.

I just bought a house in los angles and can only afford the mortgage if I get roommates.

I would be Uber pissed off if one of my neighbors started to use their house as a STR. 

The need for senior housing is growing everywhere...in every location across the country.

The house hacking benefit.

AND try to find a market where you do not have to compete as much with 2nd home demand - a place where people go to vacation but is not top of mind for a rich guy's vacation home destination (ski town, lake house, etc.).If you are asking for the secret market that returns 20% cash on cash without any renovation or difficulty, that doesn't exist.

Being a first time home buyer and owner occupant I was able to put 5% down on a house hack property.

We’re trying to buy the house next door.

Heres my thought, I want to purchase my next primary as a house hack. 

We currently have a house in a stable market (not extreme pricing increases currently as some markets seem to have) in am area with military bases.