@Andrew MaturanaTo gain a competitive edge in the hospitality industry, explore creative ventures, Triple Net investments, house hacking, syndications, joint ventures, and leverage business acumen, networking, and resources.Good Luck!

I started with an FHA loan and a duplex house hack.

Purchase price: $89,900 Cash invested: $20,000 Sale price: $160,000 House hacked before it was a thing.

Tell us some more about the house hack is it a true multi family or are you just rocking with roomates? 

Having either tenants or a business lined up, that needs office space anyways, is the "office hack" (see what I did there? 

In ID I dont believe there is any high balance FHA limits that I know of (Coeur D'Alene, ID).Then again I dont think you need high balance limits anyway as the regular limits of FHA 4 unit property are well in excess of 1.4M and Im pretty sure the fourplexes in CDA arent that high unless you've found a unique Specimen of a fourplex house hack strategy.

Only do turnkey if you have your OWN well qualified inspector who can point out any hacks or deferred maintenance issues.Many turnkey providors are notorious for this.

@Jaycee Greene I want to house hack for my first property whether that be SF or Multi Family, there is not too many options where I am for multi family though unfortunately. 

Consider house hacking and short-term rentals for reduced living expenses.

@Aubrey AdamsTo start investing in real estate, set a realistic budget, choose a good market, and consider house hacks.