That’s why I am being conservative. and ask questions in regard of that subject.I wouldn’t mind leverage. but as long as I know I have the fund to pay all cash if things went sideways.

Probably lots of people who 'house hack' will never buy more investment properties. house hack is especially useful in high priced markets like Austin SF  LA  NY  north side Chicago etc. and then when you move on you have a 2 or 4 unit or a home.keep in mind a SFR in Cupertino CA will rent 2 to the bed room for 1 to 1.5 thousand a man.. 

Now I save every dollar that my investments make and TRY to save from my W-2 job. how much did you save if you dont mind me asking ? 

@Clint Moore which agents do you use if you don't mind me asking?

That doesn't mean that a turn-key property is a bad investment; it just means the BRRRR is a better investment.Keep in mind, "better" is subjective.

So if you are purchasing a house with land, you typically would try to allocate more of the price to the house, as you don't take depreciation on land.If your goal is maximum taxable writeoffs and you have a number of other properties, you may want to look into cost segregation (but it won't be worth it if you only have this property).Keep in mind that when you sell the property, you'll have to pay tax on the depreciation (usually a 25% rate).Be sure to chat with a CPA about allocating the purchase price in a sale, as you need to follow one of the multiple acceptable ways to allocate.Also, depending on how the rest of your portfolio looks and your timetable for holding, being less aggressive in allocating the purchase to high depreciation items may work out better. 

None of them lived here or was really in charge so it was too arduous a process to get a meeting of the minds.  

If anyone knows someone who would be willing to chat who is investor minded, I would sincerely appreciate it.  

Cause obviously with a 5% down loan, it has to be owner occupied. and finally no, I would never ever do this deal. treat your business like a business so credit checks, background, income verification all matters Unless you don't mind losing friends or money

My mind was recently blown from learning about note investing.