Optimally, the rent covers the mortgage and provides me with some cash flow – I think that is one of the goals or byproducts one seeks with this strategy after all.

My beef with emotional support animals is unlike service animals these animals are not required to be trained. 

Your beef is with the PM. 

I can tell you that with over 300k in re investment properties and under 100k in the market moving forward I’ll be beefing up my stock index fund before buying any more re buy n hold investments...

However, there are NUMEROUS properties zoned for multi-family and can be utilized as such by right based on zoning and square footage/lot size, but you must be willing to bring in an architect to change the floor plans and beef up your rehab budget to convert the use from SF to MF. 

Appreciation and rent growth are just byproducts of simple supply and demand economics. 

If one of them has a beef with your proposed home variance or not the chance of a variance is almost nil.......

I put an offer together for $10,990 below asking price with a beefed up deposit/earnest money and used home equity line of credit to pay cash.

So the by product within 90 days of us buying it was a free and clear 80 acre worth 200 to 500k..

I would recommend beefing up your profile, bumping your interactions 10x than what you currently do and then begin telling your story.