Compare this to your total monthly costs, including mortgage, insurance, taxes, vacancy and maintenance.

Interested in getting some extra income with converting the extra space in the basement into a rentable unit.Basements in a one-family home can be lawfully rented only if the following conditions are met:Compliance with the Housing Maintenance Code for minimum room size.There is a minimum ceiling height of 7 ft.The walls, as high as ground level, must be damp- and water-proofed if HPD determines that subsoil conditions on the lot require it.The basement is occupied by one family and does not include boarders.Every room must have at least one window.The bottom of any yard or other required open space cannot be higher than six inches below the window sill of any required window in the room.

Federal ProtectionsFederal protections against predatory lending begin with a veritable alphabet soup of legislation, including TILA, HOEPA and RESPA.13. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?

If you are going to share lease edits  brought on by local landlord tenant legislation updates make sure to include the location but I suspect edits influenced by tenant interaction will be most helpful to those who read these forums. 

My interests includes but is not limited to co-listing Airbnb, short term, medium term or long term rental properties just to include a few.

I even included that in my "Debt Strategies" presentation that I give at local events.

I just wanted to quickly clarify what the $149/year cost for Lula includes.

It included a Google Voice phone number, and the scammer answered calls pretending to be me, using my real name.

Run the numbers as if you leased the property from him at 10% x the value of the home( not including 1,000 acres) in lease payments @60% occupancy.

I was in a similar position a few years ago, but fortunately got married and our combined incomes helped us qualify for a larger house hack.We're on our second one in NOVA, Alexandria to be exact, and instead of rent by the room, we are renting out our walkout basement on Airbnb to monthly guests.That said, we have a number of friends doing well with rent by the room across NOVA, though they're purchasing homes with 5+ rooms or finding homes that can be renovated to include that setup.I'd recommend attending meetups such as the one I cohost, NOVA REI or Cashflow Breakfast Club or any of the others to meet those who are house hacking.