What is a practical way to comply with the form?  

Right now I am in full gear gobbling up podcasts, books, and analyzing on my own the deals the beautiful community on BP members put up for me to practice with ;) I have started networking, and have plans to attend two different REIA meetings in my area this month. 

But there's also the practical matter of right vs. legally enforceable vs. cost-effectively legally enforceable.  

Requiring impounds is standard practice if you're over 80%.  

Meanwhile, the young tech workers coming to San Francisco have no problem leaving the city soon after for more affordable tech areas like Seattle, Denver, Austin and Los Angeles:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-05/san-francisco-tech-firms-see-workers-flee-from-4-500-rents“We see re-locations out of San Francisco increasingly,” said Mehul Patel, CEO at Hired Inc., a San Francisco startup that connects job seekers to employers.

Hey Everyone,I just relocated the family to VA and would like to get some insight into the market.

@ pieces of great advice so far--def. connect locally and practice running the numbers.

Once you're ready to relocate, you can lease your primary residence and get started with your next house hack.Here's the link to an REIA near you.https://www.meetup.com/BwiMeetup/

I called several lenders and one was 75% LTV, one was extremely slow so I pulled the application, and another was 80% (who I went with).The refinanced property had everything practically new (wiring, plumbing, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, etc.) with few items less than 5 years old (roof, siding, furnaces/AC), but the windows were 10 years old. 

I will be relocating to the Raleigh Durham NC area this summer and am searching for a multifamily(duplex to fourplex) to house hack.