I don't have enough for the down payment and closing costs on both, but a friend of mine is open to teaming up on the investment and fronting most or all of the down payment for the 2nd one. 

Should my rent while living in the house only cover most of my mortgage alone or all my expenses together?

But A lot of HML will pay most of the purchase (or all) and rehab costs.

@Mark Takeichi - did you check the cold water throughout the house at every fixture, or all fixtures on simultaneously?

It's a great way to purchase a property with very little cash out of pocket, your roommates or tenants will cover either a large portion, or all of your housing expense, you'll build equity and free up cash that would have been allocated toward rent and start saving for the next deal. 

Just the city or all of themThank you for your help!

Now that my contractor tore into the walls, the wall cavities across the entire wall are filled with what appears to be a big mushroom.

While implementing some or all of the below steps should help you increase your business's cash flow, you'll also want to make sure you're making the right decisions regarding your marketing, customer service, product or service development, and new customer acquisition.1.

You have 180 days to close on one, two, or all three of those properties.

Just to throw in my two cents, something to consider for option 2 is the fact that you would likely need to replace some or all of the ductwork to each of the units.