Lot of ways to win with the house hack. 

I'll look more into hybrid/segmented special assessments.You'd think lenders would be mostly okay with these, since while it's true that only a portion of the units are responsible for repayment, the loan amount itself (their risk/skin in the game) is lowered by the same factor (slashed in half in my case).I know this is silly and I probably won't go down that route, but part of me is thinking, "I'll be the lender myself - I'll give them a less predatory (but still win-win) interest rate - if anyone has to collect interest here, why not it be me?"

Think about any other situation where an amateur goes up against a professional... who wins?

@James Wise but the gurus teach you to post 5x a day selling something which they say workswhen in reality showing you are an expert in something and giving it away for free and giving an answer vs telling someone "hey buy my program or go to this site complete ten forms then I will give you an answer" wins you a lot more business. 

It's a win for both parties, as the credit I give is always above what utilities I could possibly use for lights and the occasional receptacle needed for repairs, and it saves me from having the connection fee for an account each month. 

Because I’m convinced that in this market, speed wins, and the landlords still moving like molasses are going to get buried under vacancy.Curious what others are seeing in their markets.

Build-out — focus on one clean win first.Since this is your first deal, I’d lean toward completing the duplex renovation, renting or Airbnb-ing it, and pulling cash-out once it’s stable.

This is one of the best places to learn, grow, and connect with people who genuinely want to see each other win.

It's so easy to get paralyzed trying to find that perfect "A" or "B" area deal, but getting your foot in the door at all is the real win.

Jack, solid start—channel that energy into one clean first win.