One important detail is that my brother currently lives with us, and we are open to having him stay with us if we do make a purchase as a renter to help cover our mortgage.I see our main options as the following:1) Buying an SFDU to live in, and "house hack" with my brother continuing to live with us and pay rent2) House hacking with MFDU.

So what if the heloc amount is enough to cover 20% down on investment property and cover renovations.

In a previous article, we covered the elements of a quality cost segregation study.

The 20 years covers your kids potential needs.  

You can absolutely leave out the exterior pictures if feel they will hurt you.

You need sufficient rental income to cover your expenses, or you bleed money. 

Cannot be a (positive) statistic if you're not accounted for.If issues arise, it's likely the original subto buyer didn't cover their blind spots and are borderline if not entirely predatory.

Our goal has always been to bring in enough cash flow to cover ALL of our living expenses. 

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Zillow also hs a "Make Me Move" feature you can click on to see home owners listing their property in hopes of a good offer.I have also seen peopl reach out tp local AFL Assisted living facilities to talk to the Admin or on boarding nurse to see if ay families or people need to sell their home to cover costs.