Firestone park and Goodyear Heights are nice areas that get good rental rates and have lots of demand. 

Quote from @Allison Park: Good agents won't want to work with you.Nothing has changed with commissions.

Looking for a house we could house hack, had an incredibly low interest rate on mortgage and house has increased in value about 42%, an estimated 180k in equity.

He did try to work with me by extending my time from 6 month to a year which led me to ask him question about his turnover rate and success rate of his mentee.

We did get much lower costs when we changed to minisplits but the initial cost is high.

Live in one unit - It's a great strategy when using a bank for financing as the down payment and interest rates are more favorable to owner occupants.  

I have changed my rental strategy to Co-Living (rent by the room).

This is true, but can increase your chances of success by working with an experienced team.Financing Challenges: Unexpected rate hikes or tightening lending restrictions can complicate your plans. 

New inventory and relisting rates have actually declined month over month which is allowing to pricing to remain elevated.

But I need PHONE NUMBERS to get better conversion rate for my letters.