House hacking, if you will. 

We're having to reorient our entire portfolio and sell pretty much all our big houses and condos because they don't cash flow anymore. 

If you walked into a bank, your pre-approval would likely never qualify for a house hack duplex.Did they count 75% of the expected rent towards your DTI? 

Follow These Steps BEFORE You Start Flipping Houses in 2024 - it goes over the basics, choosing locations, etc. 

View reportI'm looking to pitch this to an investor who wants to flip this house in Nashville, TN.

My duplex - built 1989, 2,060 sf, 2 bed/bath, 1 year old roof, value if I subdivide (county already approved) and sell each separately $150k each ($300k total)Investor duplex - built 1995, 2,300 sf, 2 bed/bath, 5 year old roof, value around $310kThe investors initial request was for an equal trade and they would pay realtor fees, which I replied wouldn't be equal due to buying/selling costs (recording fees, title insurance, closing fee, survey, inspections, loan fees, 1031 fees, accountant fees, repairs), taxes would increase due to new sale price, I'd trade a 3.75% mortgage for a higher one, and I'm on the 10th year of a 30 year loan so resetting that to a new loan would restart amortization and pay more towards interest.

Purchase price: $499,990 5 bed 3 bath split level house in Hyattsville, 1875 sq ft

What are your Loan terms and P/I relative to the cashflow after taxes?

The presumption of most reading this is you mean stocks and bonds and other assets you would buy from brokerage houses.

But to answer your question, House canary is good for rent rates, zillow is a good tool for property data and for seeing what is for rent for how much, sales comps etc.