You can also make your place more trouble-free by fixing things up front that are most likely to break (new light fixtures, light bulbs, door locks, etc.).

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

I'm in the greater Boston area and I wasn't able to fully live for free but I was spending about $700 on my unit.

I'd also be happy to answer any more questions so feel free to reach out via DM.

Even if a software is free or cheap, it's the time investment getting things set up and then tweaking it for the first few months that is the real "spend".

I would focus on credit, consider some alternative options to "free your Benjamins" out of your home, or even consider doing a partial sale of your home to give you capital to get back at it!

Please feel free to PM me. 

Not realizing I was only getting a few hundred a month from it and from a cash-on-cash perspective I'd have been better off buying TBills with the click of a button instead of all the hard work, stress, time, and planning I put into it. 

You can pre-screen them for free, then run the credit/criminal background only for those that pass your initial review so you're not wasting time.

There is value in the seller financing, so price it into your offer.Does the seller have a loan on them or are they free & clear?