I helped couple of college students to setup a house-hack and everything was going great for few years until their girlfriends moved in with them and they were not willing to compromise.3) Do you have exit strategies in case things don't work out?

@Jeff Thompson you are arriving at the same conclusion as everyone else who is moving here and is thinking about combining investing and primary residence: it is a tough compromise to make, if you try to force it you end up with a not so great place to live that is also a not so great investment.While you can find an off market deal, that's a long shot.

The compromise could be to have a level of cash with which you are comfortable leaving in the LLC accounts - $10k, $50k, $100k....only you can decide - and distributing cash once that threshold is reached.

I compromised and became a W-2 employee of a temporary help agency.

So what happens is the people under that income amount ,often does not qualify for a mortgage. i Certainly wouldn't want a lender or my self to compromise Integrity in any circumstance, so i will continue to search.

Over time, this continuous decision-making process can lead to decision fatigue, where the ability to make sound judgments becomes compromised.

Having reserves for unexpected expenses or vacancies ensures that you can weather financial challenges without compromising property ownership.Risk Management: Consider insurance options to protect your real estate investments from potential risks.

What we now have is a completely compromised heating system (2 boilers, 1 for each unit) as well as plumbing supply lines and DWV.

I do not have any plans to sign up with a PM to take 30% based on what I am looking to have done day to day -- completely agree with everyone on that point.Well then that sounds like a great compromise, especially in the beginning when you're getting your feet wet.

For me, it used to be better and cheaper -- I was willing to compromise on speed.