A 2-4 unit as highlighted by others above is a great way to reduce costs of living, gain equity, and eventually move on while retaining the asset for cash flow.

However, rates have already fallen recently to a 15-week low.A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is sitting around 6.56% interest:All else being equal, lower mortgage rates reduce the cost of ownership and, thereby, allow more people to afford to buy.

Instead I would find an experienced flipper, offer to partner on a deal, maybe bring the deal to him if you can find one, and agree to take a reduced amount of the commission in order to be involved and learn about the process

I had to change insurance companies, raise the rent and I used a company called Ownwell to help reduce my property tax.

Knowing your “why” can help reduce anxiety by aligning your actions with your long-term objectives.

I've played around with upping price and significantly reducing the cleaning fee and removing the grill fees but it didn't really change much.

Or partner to reduce the risk. 

We put both houses in the MLS and have had to reduce the price by more than 14% and still no offers. 

That is not agent driven.Agents will "over value" to get the listing (I call it being deceitful, but I digress), then they reduce the asking price to try to get the sale.

I don't know of any mortgage where you can reduce your principle down by that much over 2 years!