Wealth-drivers are appreciation, debt pay-down (ie. principal payments) and tax shielding.

If you are looking for proper guidance from someone that has house hacked quite a few times and has the knowledge and experience to help get you going in the right direction, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green.

So excited we found tenants, we took our realtors word for it and didn’t properly vet our new tenants.

Why would you do anything that effectively pays you less than that?

Start by talking to a cross-border CPA and attorney to handle taxes and legal structures properly.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Market timing, properly acquired property, personal capital available How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

If you buy less or take cash out you will pay tax on that amount. 

It's a little different but structured properly it beats the work, hassles and uncertainties of flips.

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊