I will fall on my sword here to say it's the easiest and most forgiving strategy to get into when you're starting, and if you're young and willing to sacrifice, it will 100% be worth it. 

You'll just sacrifice a a small bit of monthly cash flow.

There's obviously some sacrifices you'll need to make.

Depending on your current interest rate it might make sense to consider a HELOC, so you do not need to sacrifice the lower interest rate.

These are great opportunities for an owner occupied buyer to find a home, that you want to live in, and won't have to sacrifice a lot to have a renter on the property as well.

If cash flow is your goal and you're house hacking, you will likely have to make some concessions or sacrifices.

It’s been incredibly difficult to see this situation unfold, especially given how much work and sacrifice went into saving for these properties.

You won't be successful without sacrifices of either time or money - or both!

Should he sacrifice 2 or 3 decades of his life in the hopes that maybe, someday, he might "make it" on his own?

So it feels like it's always a choice of what you have to sacrifice to use an "almost" all-in-1.