However, Opportunity Zone investments require careful structuring to ensure compliance.Evaluate your priorities: If starting a business is the main goal, proceeds from your primary residence (with the capital gains exclusion) might provide the simplest funding option.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

They'll want all the money spent on the main house, lenders kind of ignore ADUs it's weird. 

Curb appeal for higher-end properties will be much more important, especially when it comes to marketing - most ads and main listing photos feature the front of the property.In this case, I would consult with a professional - i.e. landscape designer or stager.

I've read BiggerPockets' Real Estate Investing book and am particularly interested in the house hacking strategy, as I'd like to move out of my current living situation.Our main dilemma is choosing between a single-family home (renting out one room to a close friend) or a multifamily property like a duplex or triplex.

STR in Boston (and metro) are mainly for owner occupied residents only which means you can rent your bedroom or an adjacent unit.

It’s a 2/1 main house with an attached 1/1 unit, sitting at roughly 1,800–2,000 sq. ft.

It's in on a Main St in an small town in NJ.

And that is one of the main things I wanted to get RentRedi for in the first place. 

Principal balance currently at 314kProperty Details: It's essentially a "2-in-1" property, with the main unit rented out for $1,900/month and an attached ADU bringing in an additional $1,200/month.

@Alex Messner, your decision, amongst other factors, mainly depends on you and your wife's financial profile.