House hacking is simple: You need to rent out the vast majority of your space and occupy only a small percentage. 

I do a few transactional a year but the vast majority of what we do is wholetail.. buy it clean it resell it.. then of course you have full rehab..

Obviously Ross Hamilton was looking to leverage his vast database of buyers, sellers, flippers, wholesalers, and lenders.

I honestly do appreciate your feedback and I don’t doubt for a second that you have vast success and experience in this industry.

As far as the 'out of pocket' cost estimates go, I absolutely agree they do vastly underestimate these funds which  consequently leads to severe anxiety issues just days before closing!

@Bennett Steinle I'd start with the highest amount delinquents first, and probably get rid of anything less than $100, because the vast majority of people aren't going to let a property worth having go to tax auction over that little, most of those are likely vacant lots. 

I'll also occasionally get a deal from direct mail or networking, but the vast majority come from one of the online sources.

In all honesty the vast majority of lawsuits are settled out of court by people who cannot sleep at night because of a case they might win, but the fear of going bankrupt or losing your life savings from a $10 million lawsuit makes them agree to pay the $400K or $500k settlement rather than risk losing millions. 

@Justin Ericsson  I was just commenting on the vast difference's between the markets when it comes to rentals and the tenants there is no question that SEction 8 in the mid west is a key component to the stability of the market place with out it.. 

That doesn't mean everyone of them is a bum, but most of these people are kids living with room mates working at Walmart or Dicks Burgers, and the vast majority of them turn out to be felons.