Of course they should not have a shortfall, but Section 8 is far from what I would call guaranteed rent.

The median sale price increased month over month breaking the trend of decreasing median sale price the past two months.The rental market continued to moderate in Q3 2024 thanks in part to the increase in units being built. 1,815 units were completed in the year ending with Q3 2024 with 1,447 expected to be completed in the next four quarters.These new units brought online in the past year increased the overall inventory by 3.4%, however by Q3 2025 we anticipate demand to outpace supply by over 550 units.With this increase in units over the past year we have seen the occupancy rate moderate at 95.8%, down from the high of 98.9% in 2022.

Is the 5 property ceiling (estimate, of course) because of debt to income ratio?

Now this creates a ton of work of course with pre sales and managing your buyers expectations.

I'm thinking about renting the basement room and share the kitchen. my question here is what are some requirements or tips when renting a room 

Direct access to MLS data, multiple solutions for sellers (off market cash deal or listing), ability to rep. yourself on your own deals (saving on commission), and of course, education & networking.Having a license costs $$$ though.

@Melinda BarrettWelcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

When looking at my tax return from my CPA, the losses and gains show up on Form 4797 (Part I for the losses and the gain in Part III).I noticed that the loss from Part I was shown on schedule 1 line 4. and helped zero my taxable income in Form 1040 line 15 (I had a negative total income on line 9 and 11).

Everyone's tips have been so helpful thus far.

(This, of course, depends on one's assumptions about future appreciation; the prospects of which I have my doubts.)