And personal downsizing is always good for business!

They take good care of the properties, but there's not enough attention given to pricing strategy and they spend money like nobody's business (not a problem when they were spending their own money on the master lease model, but a BIG problem when they were suddenly spending OUR money as the PM).

I'm doing a refi on a multi-family building right now with a lender I found here on the BiggerPockets Lender Finder - https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/lenders They've been able to help me get a DSCR loan which others on this post have mentioned and they've been pretty quick should be able to close before the new year in less than 3 weeks from when I started the process!

That’s how the wealthy do it with real estate or businesses.

This will set up your buy and hold business long term. 

Thats how it makes sense from a business perspective.

I checked the Better Business Bureau for complaints, I checked the NJ State Attorney General consumer division to ensure he was licensed, I checked every reference he gave by visiting sites and speaking with the homeowners. 

Try and join a few local Facebook pages and connect with locals who are in the house hacking business. 

Our goal is to have a short term rental business and build it over the next several years.

Income from leveraged real estate or active business income.