I'm renting out a room which helps with mortgage but I'm not quite house hacking.

I am planning on house hacking and have been searching for a room by room lease agreement.

That being said, house-hacking in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Long Island has worked out very well for folks with FHA loans.

And I’m not sure what your personal situation is like but house-hacking works very well here if that’s an option for your next purchase.

My partner and I are moving to the city soon (Burlington VT) and are going to be house hacking in a fairly small apt on one side of a duplex we are going to purchase. 

@Stephanie Sicard I have more expertise with investment properties than with personal residences or house hacks, but my general philosophy with either is that I want to work with an agent that's an expert in the area that they're working in. 

@Katie Bomberger on top of what you do with your equity I would make sure to house hack your personal residence each year in Alabama!

If you want to simply house hack, you don't need the credibility of others.

There is a 5% down product conventional with no monthly MI that allows multi family acquistions for House Hacking purposes.

I take it that this is a pure investment for you and not some sort of live-in, house hack?