Jake,You should do some math on this.Most big data companies (like Zillow and CoStar) expect home prices to continue to rise next year (and duplexes and triplexes will rise with SFRs).

At this point, any reasonable investor will do the math and make a decision but the key is for the property manager who is an expert in the market to raise this flag and warn you about the potential problem of long vacancy.

My parents are closing on the sale of their secondary home in a couple weeks. 

I also have a HELOC on my primary residence for the same reason and a secondary source of reserves.  

@Linzey Ledesma I'd focus most on the math you hope to get out of a house hack here and focus on the down payment before going for a realtor, did you have any specific areas in mind?

@Ben Zelenka Yotta savings is the best in my opinion I’m a math and economics major and a I wrote some software to calculate the expected savings rate and the expected average savings rate would be in between 1.6% and 3% depending on how many users are apart of the bank.

Where can you find referrals from real investors to verify an honest provider.Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, St Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Greenville, Jacksonville, Tampa, Houston, San Antonio, Little Rock, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland, Ohio, or other secondary or tertiary markets.

After doing math, I realized I could be allocated that money to a mortgage instead, and get a roommate to foot the bill.

It will teach you a great deal the early math on flips.What is your goal for the flipping business? 

Is it 10 or 20% of the ARV of what can go on the land? I am also having a hard time finding dimensions for a plot I'm on the verge of purchasing in Henry County. New ordinances (so i have heard from a developer) say t...