I’ll be honest it’s not clear to me real estate is necessarily a better investment than say the stock market, certainly not a bad investment but not as hyped as some people make it, you need to decide how much owning your own home is worth to you & also how long you plan to be in the area, if you will be here for the foreseeable future, bite the bullet and buy, if your not sure where you will be in a few years, renting might make more sense.

However, it is important to note that if a leverage you're looking for doesn't qualify with DSCR, it means that your cash on cash return is negative (because it means your NOI or Rent is lower than rent -in most cases).So if you want to maximize leverage and are less cash flow sensitive (okay being negative), then conventional makes sense.

Despite wanting to handle it a few other ways I reached a small cash settlement with him to drop it.

It's very marketable (you can do audit, taxes, bookeping, financial work, consulting etc) for when you do need to be employed and it can also transfer to self employment/contract work if you need cash here and there. 

Not sure where you are, but might be worth the drive.

the majority of even my national users are looking to keep cash in reserve and as such are looking to landlords to finance that TIA as additional rent at a return premium and then that extra rent bakes off in whatever term is negotiated. 

@Federico BuenoWith 6 bedrooms, your house hack has huge income potential, and you have multiple ways to maximize cash flow.

Buying the land right (at a good price) will determine the end result of cash flow (if building the home to keep) especially as you factor in Holding costs and Builder fees. 

It’s great that you’ve already identified zip codes like 73128, 73170, and 73135; they all have unique advantages worth exploring.I agree with the earlier response—73170 and 73135 are solid picks.

That one month of lost income will take seven months of cash flow to recover.