just don't do a lease. as others have mentioned, this forces the buyer of the property to take over the lease (if its even allowed/ they qualify) and it certainly does make the property a little tougher to sell. i'm also doing a house hack, and here in CA, its made a world of difference for me. the bulk of our energy usage is in the summer when we want to run the a/c. my bill stays a constant $228/mo (i pocketed the tax credit and simply financed the panels after that grace period). instead of getting an $800 bill in the summer months, we run the a/c at a constant temperature 24/7 on auto, stay comfortable, and i typically get a little bit coming back at the end of the year. don't expect to pocket this "little bit back" by being conservative with your useage, it sort of is a use-it-or-lose-it situation... i think i got $54 back this year.

I'd thought about offering 145k and allowing my agent to take a 3% comission ($4,200), use the $800 on any inspection/closing costs, and the seller walks away with 140k.

Both options have merit, but renting allows you to keep an appreciating asset while covering costs.

These are big things that if managed like this can allow a manager to either fix the problem or evict the abuser.

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I see the HUDS closing cost just to get the loans many times are 5 k to 15k so if those cost were brought down by say 70% and everything being equal that will allow these first time buyers or buyers for owner occ an easier time buying.

What type of loan and lender would allow that ?

The good thing about househacking a legal multifamily unit is that lender allows you to use the vacated units of 75% market rent as an income to offset the potential current mortgage.

.), but will allow you to build equity up front & potentially refi should rates decrease.

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