After wood has been sistered or replaced, install the columns on a concrete pad, then every week twist up just a bit. 

It doesn't take into account expenses, which may be difficult to make the economics work if there are only 10 pads.

And of course, you can also post in your online rental ad (Zillow, Trulia, Hot Pads, etc.)

I pay more attention to the pad (spend the $ to upgrade to an 8lb pad with some stain/odor fighting abilities).

High financing estimate because I like to pad things - $110,000 @ 8%= $807Taxes ($1500/12)=$125Insurance ($1000/12)=$8310% Vacancy=$14010% Repairs/maintenance=$140Rental income ($1400) minus expenses ($1295) = $105 positive flowIs this too good to be true?

We've also been told not to look S of Gate 1 since we'll be initially living in the property.Looking to do a min 4+2 SFH ranch buy & hold that we (family w/ 1 toddler and 1 elder big dog) need to owner occupy and rent 2 rooms out for about a year before turning it into a STR/military crash pad or LTR.

I’m thinking I’d look at a property with a larger lot and build a pad and little private area for myself and rent out the full dwelling.

@Theresa HarrisNo the tenants have NOT taken care of place, it’s a bachelor pad, holes in walls, smoking weed, when I bought the place they changed the locks, o couldn’t even get in… I put them in their place right there… I have a quote for $5200 to repair, reglaze tile, and do other interior minor repairs, they each pay $600, my mortgage, taxes, insurance is $700, so yes I clear $500, but that’s not taking in account maintenance and yard care… I also have to put a central A/C unit in next summer… it stopped working

What you can get for rent has nothing to do with what you pad for the property.

I bought him lots of mouse traps to set up everywhere in the house but he keeps nagging me everyday and wants me to magically have them disappear.