Primarily looking in East, S/E, So.

I've looked at some properties in Liberty, Gladstone, etc, but I'm not too familiar with the area since I was born and raised on the SE side of KCMO. 

I'm newish and might not be seeing what you are seing, thanks in advance.

Hi, @Richard Vang, I don't know your market per se, but I'd think someone could get 9-10 months out of a room like that in your area so it has a practical value and it could be a feature that is an added benefit to a renter or a buyer but I doubt it would have any actual value.

In my experience, pro-se tenants are more difficult to deal with than tenants with lawyers.

@Glenn N.The issue is trying to "change" your passive income into active so that you can pay all the SE taxes and qualify to put it into the self-employed 401k. 

I live in SW DC and would like to focus my investment in SW and SE for now. 

I have experienced many circumstances where there is no “hardship” per se except for being underwater and wanting to sell.

Also, even though I will be investing, I don't really have a "business" per se, so until I own some properties for cash flow, I plan on working with my attorney and CPA to discuss tax strategies and what type of business to set up.

Turbo Tax seems to do a good job on the math with the SE tax.