Sounds like you're essentially renting to a roommate with a few more bells and whistles than room-shares typically receive. 

There are some markets/small town in California still cash flow with short term rentals essentially if you can self manage and/or can do an owner occupied hosted rental.3) Stay put & sell the condo in the future to get a duplex that you can do a live in flip and house hacking one unit. 

It's essentially grade A primo for america. 

The difficulty in this strategy is getting the numbers to work at essentially 100% financing.

I'm essentially investing in one house per quarter.

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Since banks can earn this yield with essentially zero risk, other alternatives (with risk) would need to provide higher returns.

For an out-of-state owner, hiring a PM is essential.

Essentially all of the planning, permitting and projections ready to prepare the project for development and then sell the property with the additional 12 unit entitlement to a more seasoned or experienced developer.