Pressure on rent's has long been here, we had a first inflation surge, now we have basis pressure pressing ALL landlords, including those hold-out's, to elevate which moves the basis up-up-up, relieving downward pressures which, gives more room for upward pressures to be realized/relieved. 

@Leo GregoireTo answer your question directly about cash for keys:In rent-controlled states like California, you can sometimes pay 10 to 20 grand a door to get them out.I have never had to go this route before.

Can I live in my garage and rent out the rooms in my house?

Rent by the room or small multi?

Being a first time landlord I may have under priced my rental but it covered the mortgage and I have been without a tenant for a grand total of 15 days in 6 years.

One of them can either be a second living room or could be a home office, another could be a dining room or could be an office, or used for something else.

Hi community,I'm planning to house hack in Richmond or Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania and am considering renting by the room using short-term, mid-term, or long-term strategies.

They refer to it as their "bid room".Good luck.

Especially if you're doing rent by the room.

The listing price, along with prop taxes and interest, were making this property's PITI payment to be well over 3 grand.