Which BP Calculator did you for your analysis?

I am not sure how the owner occupancy requirement of the JADU impacts value, but is will impact value as there are many RE investors who do not want to owner occupy.You should be able to determine the value by calculating NOI and knowing the market cap rate.  

If short term rentals are truly where you see your future, making a calculated shift might be the right move, but ensure you're not jeopardizing your financial stability in the process.Hope this helps!

As long as you have a primary housing expense (either renting or own) you will be able to use 75% of the appraisers opinion of the future rent. and you will be able to add back a decent portion of your paper losses on your tax returns for the properties you already own using this form:  https://content.enactmi.com/documents/calculators/Form1038.C... 

Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.

I feel it should be calculated differently from a new investment?

DetailsPurchase price: 1.1MReturn (IRR):11.86% per yearCapitalization Rate:5.45%Total Profit when Sold: $1.16MHolding period: 20 years5% down (so that I can take maximum leverage)mortgage rate: 6.7% 30-year fixedVacancy: 5%Management Fee: 8% --> I used this only for calculation but as I will be staying there, I plan to self-manage it.Cash flow: negative $1500 --> My primary job pays decently and I can manage this and have 12 months of reserves.

We were struggling/ hated hours spent on potential profitability of the purchase in all the calculators by copypasting, and using background in tech created rei-lense.com to get all the numbers on the spot which saves so much time! 

Depending on the specific Cap-Ex on the Triplex, we might be able to remove that when calculating your income and either improve the loss or actually show some income.

This applies to current year tax deductions, and you can also employ a “look back” cost seg study where you can retroactively reclaim any missed deductions from previous tax years.By filing a form 3115 and calculating the proper 481(a) adjustment, you can recapture and correct any erroneous depreciation in prior years and claim the difference in the current tax year as a lump sum.