As for offering subject-to financing, this is something that can be advertised under 'seller financing' in our local MLS, and there's investors that search specifically for listings with that marked, so that should introduce your property to a new set of buyers that may not have considered it before.

- A 0% down, seller financed deal, typically equates to little to negative cashflow!

This is where most people start getting nervous. And, honestly, it's for good reason. Having good residents can make owning a rental house a breeze, but bad ones can make it a nightmare. Fortunately, there are practic...

Realtor contacted seller How did you finance this deal?

Consider house hacking when rates and prices are a little more balanced with reality.

I suspect it's due to the change in the housing market and economy.  

@Tim Holt, Yes INDEED house hacking is the best option for most 1st time buyers.  

They just make sure to disclose that they don’t represent the buyer or the seller I guess.

I sold my precious business for 1.5M seller carry.

I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.