@Jennifer FernézHouse Hacking a primary residence is the best way to generate wealth for the typical American.

For owner occupied homes, the typical buyer is NOT analytical.

Typically, clients are using this to buy down their interest rate to 6% or less.Reach out for more information.

This is typically parking, detention pond and landscaping.

@Mike TikhRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

To what extent does landscaping typically add value to a property for the purposes of appraisal and re-financing, compared to other improvements? 

@Tom Stevensonyes, when I BRRRR I typically use my own cash for the down payment, and a hard money loan for the balance. 

I rarely have a balance over $20k, and more typically $10k on my personal ones.

Hey Drew,I work in the investment space and work with a bunch of hard money lenders and the typical rates I'm seeing from them are around 11-12% right now with a 1% origination fee.

But 3) Try multifamily specific brokers, crexi and loopnet, although 2-4 units maybe scarce. 4) A home equity line of credit is a good source of funds however it will generally make your overall monthly payments higher, so unless a deal is very solidly cashflowing, a HELOC may put you into negative cashflow. 7) Typically electric/gas are paid by the tenant - however this isn't true across the board.