Your Realtor is correct, the further out you travel the less effective a rent by the room model for house hacking becomes.  

People were still manufacturing buggy whips while the Model A was being churned out.  

I looked this up on the internet and there are tons of complaints about this particular model.

That will affect the model which the appraiser uses in their valuation, i.e. if it has more than 4 units then they may treat it as a commercial property and use the local cap rate alongside its income. 

Hey guysI checked out some new construction model homes in the central fl area.

When I model this I use 5 scenarios: Bear, Slow, Average, Above Avg, and Bull.

However, there are definitely still deals out there that fit the more classic fix and flip model where you just make cosmetic updates. 

“I am not a role model.

There are numerous models to follow.  

The energy models provided by the companies along with my own research helped me see what made sense for the property.Southern Maine has more sunlight hours than Germany, which is the solar capital of the world.