- Rent out the extra bedrooms in your unit to roommates or for even higher rent on Furnished Finder.- Rent out the other unit as STR or MTR for max cashflow - which will require you to become an expert at those businesses.- Learn how to do your own repairs & rehabs to save money now.

If you can tolerate it, go for the extra roommate.

If a property is on the MLS but you're not sure if the listing agent is being truthful or passing along your offer, can you use Propstream (or something that others recommend) to mail, email, or call the owner directly with your offer?

How much is that extra 5k worth when it takes 3, 6 months to get it rented and then you are over budget.

I'm soon closing on a multi-family property that has some extra space that's begging to find a better use. 

The least risk would be to use the extra 100k a year to buy bonds and then sell the bonds to pay the mortgage each month.

Maybe to have extra cash for repairs. 

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

With all of that said, my main goal is to have long term appreciation and if there is a little extra cashflow at the end of the month, great. 

Binghamton is an extra hour you don’t need to drive.