None of these originators are allowed to assess you as a higher risk because you paid off a mortgage early. 

We were able to get standard mortgage financing How did you add value to the deal?

The local area has similar homes without the land but closer to town with rent over our mortgage so I’m hoping it’s possible.

For me personally, I would not take on a mortgage if it was going to cause the property to be cash flow negative.

Lauderdale, FL• North Palm Beach, FL• Plantation, FL• Pompano Beach, FLThese acquisitions were done creatively, assuming the existing loans via subject-to deals without inspections.

You can do this with a simple, one-page addendum, or even a written statement added to the existing lease and signed by you and the tenant.Example:This lease agreement is hereby amended to reflect the change in ownership of the rental property located at 123 Straight Street, Cody, WY 82414.

The only way to answer that in general (whether house hacking in today's market is still a good option) or for a particular property, is to learn how to run the numbers and analyze a specific property to see whether it will be able to stand on its own as an investment when you move out someday.There are a lot of resources here on BP for doing that but I'd just say, make sure the assumptions you're putting into your spreadsheet or deal analyzer are realistic.Make sure the rents (especially for vacant units or pro-forma #s) are realistic by doing your own rent comps; make sure the mortgage rate is realistic by doing some research online and/or talking to some mortgage folks; make sure insurance #s are realistic by getting a couple of quotes for the # of units and zip code / area you're looking in; etc.I hope that helps, and good luck 😊

I believe they changed the guidelines years ago on the amount of seller assist you can receive on an FHA loan, so I’d look into that with your mortgage company before making an offer, but definitely use that to your advantage when writing an offer!

Very pretty small house with a great mortgage payment Lessons learned?

I understand that if I rent this ADU out, then I can have a tax write off on the mortgage payment and insurance payment for the the ADU's sqft portion.