I am a vet and have used my VA loan to house hack 4 times.

You'll want to make sure you have a system to vet and hire competent workers on the in-house side, and/or that your vendors are trusted and respond quickly.

Huge “instant value.”Except… I don’t know a single stabilized student housing operator running sub-30% OpEx without cutting corners so aggressively that the NOI becomes fiction.Here’s what I’m seeing in the real numbers:Where the OM breaks realityManagement fees appear included,but once you properly account for student housing staffing — 28% isn’t sustainable.CapEx reserves?

https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in October, 2025:
-Single-family home sales increased 3.2% year-over-year.-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 52 to 59 days...

Hey @Tanner Davis, house hacking is a great way to start - my wife and I do this as well, we have several rentals and will continue to building a portfoilio this way.

A wall added to divide the living area from the bedroom and an egress window in the bedroom.I have not priced out for the area but I assume I can rent it out for 600/700 Looking to see does this blur the lines of house hacking or is this considered a full on "ADU" within the property.

In my opinion probably no good house hacks in either city in Coppell ISD. 

Has anyone invested in a tiny house and qualified for five times of the accelerated depreciation? 

Six acres in a fast-developing area plus an income-producing remodeled house should be getting some bites, so if you’re not seeing showings after two months, it’s probably less about the property and more about how it’s being marketed and who it’s reaching.Here’s what I’d look at:1.

It took a longer closing period, but it paid off.My clients just closed on a duplex using the FHA house hack strategy, and it’s a great example for anyone looking to get started.Here’s the setup:• Purchase price: $534,900 duplex (2/2 left + 2/2 right)• Financing: FHA loan• Negotiation: Seller covered closing costs + rate buydown• Cash to close: $21,879.56The plan:• Live in one unit, rent out the other• Current rent from the occupied unit: $1,495/month• After factoring that in, total cost of ownership drops to about $1,800/monthWhy it works: FHA allows low down payments if you occupy one unit.