Jonathan, I struggle with the same issue of not having enough space for parking - partly due to residents using more spaces than assigned to them and partly due to them not utilizing the space that is available (parking crooked). 

There are so many buyers (aka borrowers) looking to buy investment properties outside of their market but are struggling to secure commercial real estate financing because banks are not interested unless the borrower is in market with the property. 

That is the area I am unfortunately struggling with. 

I've actually walked about 5 properties, but have only offered on 1... the offer was rejected.I think I'm getting a pretty good idea of what it's going to take to get into a rental property, but like most of the BP community, I'm struggling to find a property that looks as though it will cash flow without putting more than 25% down (which isn't "true" cash flow). 

Because I've been struggling to find a deal with which I can force equity, I thought I'd start looking at other places to find a reasonable deal and found a couple of newly built duplexes.  

However, we are struggling with whether to reinvest this money as cash or to pay down some principal on our primary mortgage and take out a HELOC to reinvest. 

I'm working on a couple of deals I want to make an offer on but I have been struggling a little bit with getting my financing sorted out.

You will have to live below your means and struggle but the struggle is worth the long term gain.I house hacked a house, then bought a duplex and house hacked, then bought a condo.

I think she'll be happy having control over her own heat - last winter it was really hot since she didn't have control of the thermostat.I'm struggling how to figure out an equitable discount. 

If you are buying a multifamily property anywhere in NYC (outer boroughs just as much as Manhattan) using an FHA loan, you are really going to struggle to be cash-flow positive in that kind of time frame with the sheer amount of leverage that you are taking on at the start, because your monthly payments are pretty substantial after you put very little money down.