They bought their house near Lucca, Italy.  

NOMAD wants to rent my house with a Master Lease where they pay me the rent and then sublet to occupants who pay them.

I would like to pull out equity from the homes to build either a house on each or an ADU (they are zoned multi-family) depending what makes the most sense on returns and what is feasible.

Two flats are essentially just houses.... they trade like houses and there is a lot of emotion involved.

I did one house I may end up taking a small loss on, we'll see.

No one is screaming about housing shortages in East St.

Is your house in an area that is appreciating, easy to get good tenants? 

House hacking our basement as our first investment, we have remodeled and redone our entire basement and now getting ready to rent out.

Start working towards a 5% down payment so you can house hack a MFH.

This creates a market for both short-term and long-term rental properties.Affordable housing, Compared to cities like New York, Washington D.C., or Boston, Philadelphia offers relatively affordable rent, or section 8 tenants, especially those who are relocating from more expensive areas.