I had a similar strategy with my first few house hacks: buy in great A & B Chicago neighborhoods....get by with minimum cash flow, and wait...What's your plan for the next purchase Michael?

Dave Van Horn is a collegue of mine and I am glad that he was able to point you in a direction that helped you feel better about your retirement planning. 

If you ever have any questions feel free to reach out and ask I enjoy helping and offering tips and loopholes to help save time and money.

Prioritize properties with rental potential, plan for reserves and tenant strategies, and stay patient as you network and learn.

Wrapping 3 properties into one blanket loan shouldn't be a problem, save these are sitting on any sizeable acreage.You might get lucky and find a unicorn local bank or credit union that would consider that kind of leverage, but I would say overall, those terms are very unrealistic.Cheers!

ThanksI want to add that I bought this house so I can move there eventually but our plans have changed.

Happy to chat and get a game plan in place for you or answer any other questions you might have.

The challenge is the that you need to have a plan for the property that will allow you to improve rent collection, lower expenses or build the equity.

Do you plan to scale this year and if so what type of properties will you be targeting?

(I did not hear the noise or  care but those much closer to the house did) so be careful with these kinds of plans  in the middle of a residential neighborhood.