I've considered taking a HELOC to do repairs but after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I've second guessed that idea but leaving as is would negatively impact selling the home.

Brian decided to sell his property and take the proceeds into his next primary, and I decided to rent my property out at a loss monthly.My loss monthly is very similar to your $200 / month and you may find a few reasons you weren't thinking about that would help impact your tough decision on renting or selling!

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BP has been equally impactful.

Make sure you understand the area you are buying in, the politics of that community and the weather impacting your property.

I do not think the location of a railroad would have any impact of the rezoning for the apartment usage. 

In my opinion Option 1 could be a bit risky in today's environment as we are not sure if prices have hit the bottom yet, there are positive signs in the CoS market that point to price appreciation in the future, but there is a good chance the interest rates are not coming down for a while, which will have a negative impact on home values. 

The impact can be significant. 

It is becoming harder to justify a restrictive 5.5% federal funds rate.The Chevron and Loper DecisionA new Supreme Court Decision may Hopefully Bring Clarity and Efficiency to the Mortgage and Housing Market.A recent Supreme Court ruling may bring impactful regulatory changes to the housing market, and people aren’t talking about it.

@Jason ReiderSome lenders will evaluate the risk differently which in this case they are not wrong because you plan on taking additional debt in the future that will have significant impact on your dti.