Hi all - I hope to start my REI journey with a house hack in Nashville (live in basement/smaller space with separate entrance, Airbnb primary living space). 

I ALSO tell the lender directly that the appraiser must call me for access... in other words, until he talks to me, Jesus himself ain't getting entrance unless he brought along a master key.When I talk to the appraiser, I ask him some very carefully-worded, very on-point questions -"How are we looking for comps?"

Plan a budget of $350,000 - $500,000, including money for renovations, and consider duplexes or homes with separate entrances for better rental options.

Or a home with a potentially separate entrance to the basement that you can then STR/Airbnb?

@Rebecca ReadusWhen searching for a vacation home in Orlando with an in-law suite or ADU, consider the following factors: size and layout, zoning and regulations, separate entrances, kitchen and bathroom facilities, outdoor space, location, and budget.Size and layout should accommodate both living needs and potential rental space, with separate areas that could be converted into an ADU.

A SFH with a potential separate basement entrance that you Airbnb/STR.

Also, I would give the tenant his/her sets of keys for the room and entrance door.

The ADU does not have a private entrance; you enter on the side of the SFH and they both share the same back yard.It is at the top of our budget already and needs potential mini-split HVAC added to it to bring highest Air Bnb value.

Even though the property slopes down and on the side of the building there are full size windows going all the way back, and then windows and separate entrance from the back.

During the winter there's a lot of demand for STRs, especially near the entrance to Loon.As an example, check out 21 Franklin St in Lincoln.