Living in the house has definitely slowed progress. 

There are definitely faster ways to grow your portfolio fully utilizing debt.

Quote from @Michael Smythe: @Sean Gallagher legally you are correct, but many tenants do NOT know this.We take over properties all the time and close 80% of existing tenants sign a lease with us.True! 

(and I would definitely support paying the $149 for listing on FF)Beyond FF, Airbnb and ALE, it's going to take time and leg work, and which platform will depend on your market.

If you are assessing all markers you will probably find better but if you have some connections or a reason to be here you can definitely flip here. 

With experience in construction and sales, you'll definitely be able to use those skills to your advantage when doing value-add deals.The better the deal is, the easier it will be to do the BRRRR method and you can find some of the best deals off-market, so it's important to build a solid network and create deal flow so you can see as many opportunities as possible. 

@Alex Washburn makes really good points - the process is definitely not easy. 

The AP has to be open, notorious and hostile...those terms have a legal meaning and essentially it is that you as the owner have been fully deprived of your right to the property.Absent those items above, it sounds like at best they have another legal right which is a "prescriptive easement".

Hey Santosh,As of right now you're extremely exposed regarding insurance and I'm going to assume legally as well.If the home isn't registered as a legal multi-family with the town that's something you'll have to correct ASAP and make sure the home is up to code.Insurance wise as soon as they find out what you're doing they'll cancel you as the risk has changed from a single family owner occupied home to a multi family owner occupied home.

For legal, we can provide you a list of attorneys out there who do this and my recommendation is to interview them to see which one you feel works best for you.