The size of the house is 3500 sqft, single story, and only a 4/3, and rather small at that BR/BA count for the neighborhood. 

And what your prior occupation was/is  do you have monthly retirement pay from a W 2.Or are you self employed your whole life and the only one that is going to help you in retirement is yourself.. ??? 

Doing this (renting both entire house and single bedroom rental) allows us to be able to tap into 2 separate target audiences and accomodate those singer travelers, couples coming to the area that would normally scroll past our listing due to size/cost. 

I would have to imagine folks who are competent enough to represent this type of value-add are typically focusing on larger opportunities than small to mid-size SFR portfolios.  

I recommend people doing a side gig on what they specialize in.I am an accountant and when I worked within large public accounting firms, I had a side gig of bieng an accountant.I had a salary with my employer so regardless of how much more hours I put with them, i would be paid the same. 

You can use Airdna & other STR estimator tools to get data on potential income/vacancy based on your location and property size. 

With all six lots in walking distance of the Eisenhower Avenue Metro, the major government employers listed above, and Caryle Crossings, as well as The Foundry (another mixed-use development), the Alexandria Planning Development Division Chief Rob Kerns, described these 6 lot developments as the "next logical step" in the cities effort to further densify the area.

No loan officer is influencing me on how to commit loan fraud I did say that they did in fact inform me that I'd need to hold employment in the state.

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