:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

However, my income is inconsistent, with last month’s earnings around $4,000, this month expected to be about $3,000, and an average of roughly $2,000 per month.

Renovation is 46k and is being done now and roughly 4 weeks from being done.

For context the comps are roughly the same sqft, 200sqft give or take, same beds/bath, same lot size, same year built.To help, here are my numbers.

The home is in semi-rough shape... liveable (barely), but certainly not rentable. 

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Just a friendly reminder, Akron has some ROUGH areas.I started off in a similar city in Ohio with C-/D areas.

@Megan Alanhello. house hacking is a powerful strategy. in an ideal house hack you would:-pay roughly the same that you'd pay in rent, net to the mortgage. 

I am using rough numbers on the depth but around an average of 3 feet.

In addition the cost is roughly the same whether you are using your cleaner or a professional management company.