But doing so, in this case, would effectively wipe out today’s payout and leave the calendar open with almost no notice to rebook.Any thoughts in what you will do here, do I accept or politely declined the date change and explained that the timing falls outside the flexible window to make changes per our cancellation/modification policy. seems also no middle ground (It does not allow me to surcharge a one night stay ).How do you handle same-day change requests while balancing fairness and protecting your calendar?

Since both units are on month-to-month leases, you actually have plenty of flexibility because the seller (or you after closing) only needs to give 30-day written notice to one of the tenants.In my market here in Idaho, it’s very common for sellers to leave the tenants in place and let the buyer handle the notice.

I have modeled this house hack scenario in an Excel spreadsheet to the best of my ability, simulating the cash flow from the year purchased to year sold, and the average returns look quite a bit higher than 15% which leaves me feeling optimistic but also like I have missed something.In any case, I hope that provides a picture of where I am coming from, and I would greatly appreciate any advice you have.Blessings to you. 

Run the deal two ways: with 20% down and with FHA 3.5% downA lot of people automatically default to 20% down because “that’s what investors do,” but since you’re living in the property, you might be leaving money on the table.With FHA 3.5% down:You keep more cash in the bank (liquidity is king when house hacking).Your payment will be higher, but because you have multiple income streams, your out-of-pocket housing cost could be lower than with 20%.FHA will also let you use rental income to help with qualification.On a ~$340K purchase, 20% down is $68,000.FHA 3.5% down is only $11,900.You could literally keep $56,000+ in your pocket to fund your next property or reserves.3.

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Leave the rest to your CPAs.For everyone: in taxation, there is a huge gap between what the law and the rules prescribe and the real world.

I can definitely see renters just leaving trash everywhere rather than taking it to the dump on their own. 

As long as you’re an owner-occupant, the seller can leave their VA entitlement behind.✅ The arbitrage is massive — sometimes thousands in monthly savings just from getting a lower rate.Now, the catch:You’ll likely need to cover the difference between the sale price and the remaining loan balance (that’s your “buy-in”).

People are leaving but it never equates to anything like its made out to be.