However, the amazing SNOWBALL strategy they sell goes something like this.  

I understand the idea behind buying something new to me then renting out my current home.

Or buy something that needs some love and some hard money lenders will fund up to 90-100% of the purchase and rehab.

Wait .. all...This entire question is wrong.See, be careful when you say Every 1000, gets you a deal.Most of you are implying "Law Of Avereges".Law of averages state that something has a higher probability of happening because of the expectation it has to happen because it didn't happen yet.Consider this.

The construction differences to convert it into a separate unit (vs leaving it as a duplex down) would be beefing up a planned kitchenette and also building a wall to separate the basement, while giving it and the 1st floor access to shared laundry room.To do this, we need to cash out refinance, (something we have to do soon anyway as we are on a 5 year balloon).

But it literally takes 5 minutes per month per property with something as simple as quicken. 10 properties don’t take me an hour a month.

Dealing with repairs, contractors, tenants etc is something I got sick off.A relative is renting out a garage in some empty lot and the thought crossed my mind of maybe buying some lot for car parking but I havent yet done any research on potential ROI on it yet.

I would say go through your selections again and be very thorough to make sure something weird was not clicked - but as you mention, you can contact zillow.

It might be something you can easily resolve and keep them at least until the contract expires. 

Hi Allison, This is definitely something you would want to get advice on from a CPA, preferably one who specializes in real estate.