I'd love the opportunity to provide some low numbers for your next round of financing,After all, in both fencing and real estate, it’s all about finding the right opening!

After we move in 4-5 years, I would rent out both units.Pros:Potential for long-term appreciation in San Diego.Cons:The property will not cash flow enough to cover the mortgage while we are living there.After we move, it would provide very low returns and minimal cash flow.Would require a significant portion of my liquidity, making it harder to invest elsewhere and grow my rental portfolio.2.

Allows buy low and get an inspection if possible Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

(for the low 200k properties, I'd look around military bases - good demand and disciplined tenants..)

. - If I were to find some creative renter solution and low-ball the market rent at $1700, I could only put in about $180K total assuming a conventional mortgage to generate acceptable cash flow.So, apart from increasing rent and managing the property myself what are ways that I could make something like this work?

The beauty of renting by the room is the rental amount per person is very low. 

Transparency, I thought I would never be able to afford Alexandria either.We showed up to Old Town Alexandria and started renting. 4 months later we found an affordable house in Woodbridge we could get into for a year with low down, then rent it, in the mean time we recoup the capital from our other 2 properties to go buy again after that 12 months.

That low rate will help maximize cash flow and long-term returns on your investment.

I need an anchor to rely on who I can text in a crowd and find so I don’t go back to my room.

I am closing LTRs in the low 6's to mid 6's with 1yr prepayment penalties at par pricing (no points) at 75LTV on purchases right now.