So I would analyze them separately and as a whole, & with different exit strategies (fix & flip, long term hold, house hack, BRRRR etc...).Whatever you decide to do with the property after purchase will alter your numbers & affect your decision.

That translates to around $1M.

You can't co-mingle the funds and it can't be construed to be your "alter-ego" otherwise you will pierce your corporate veil. 

So by being patient and sticking it out we got a 15% rental increase translating to $1800 more annual cash flow and no vacancy.

I will alter my searches to include some of these.

The house was built in the 1800s, so I think it's grandfathered in, but the code states:"Where the existing building is already non­conforming, any alteration shall not increase the existing non­conformity.

With that in mind (again, I'm using Bay Area towns, translate to your area if/as needed), the twitter or facebook employee (high income employers in my area) is going to go "OK, so I still need to be in the office, but just twice a month.

They answer the phone.3)  Follow the 9/3/1 rule -- for every 3 calls you should get a showing, and for every 3 showings you should get an application to buy the home.4)  If you are not getting at least 9 calls a week, you need to ramp up advertising using Craigslist, Facebook, the largest metro newspaper classified ad under "mobile homes for rent", direct mail to Class B and lower apartments, a banner on your entry fence, for sale signs in yards and windows, and a resident referral letter.5)  If you're getting 9 calls a week, but not getting any applications, then listen to the Who's Calling recordings and see how good they are on the phone.6) If they're good on the phone, then call those numbers and do exit interviews with the customers and see why they did not buy -- often they'll tell you the manager didn't show up or they were drunk, etc.7)  If these customers tell you that the manager showed the home well but it's more than the ones down the street, then you need to adjust your price.8)  If the customers who apply can't qualify, then you may need to alter your terms for acceptance.We operate over 200 parks in 28 states in this manner, and we've never seen a park you can't fix if you take a scientific approach.

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Read Set for Life with Scott Trench, and then translate that to your life as an enlisted servicemember.