So, looks like it (just) hits the 1%/m magic number, which SHOULD keep it in positive cash flow territory, providing you don't borrow more than 75% of its value, and you CAN achieve your desired 4% interest or lower, and it DOES achieve that return, and it DOESN'T get devalued by the economy going south.Now you've come this far, I suggest focusing on negotiating your mortgage Interest Rate.

Trading 100K in cash for 100K in equity isn't some magic risk mitigation, it's just magic thinking.

I'll make them out of poster board and magic marker if I have to but I'm putting them up.

This strategy isn't a magic way to generate free cash where there was none before.

Consult your Magic Eight Ball?

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No magic owner finance beans I know of.

Check with the local Building Commissioner's office first to see if an EC is magically on-file (the odds are low). 

Water use is now, suddenly, magically, wayyy down.And so are our costs.

"4" does seem to be the magic number for us.