Now my own mortgage is paid, new HELOC and new property mortgage is paid which leaves me no additional cash flow.

These initiatives make it easier for you to purchase a property with less money down, increasing the viability of house hacking.Strategic Property Selection: Pay attention to assets that offer prospects for value addition and have a high rental potential.

They were having a good sale; everything was 40% off the "original price" (which is always a number they make up so they can then "discount" it).

You would realsitically to do that need to become a solo broker to do so....however, then you need to sign up for your own e&o insurance policy and your Bright MLS dues would rise (you get a discount for being a Realtor), so in reality you would not actually save any money.

These websites specialize in connecting property owners with travel nurses and corporate housing tenants.In addition to online listings, you could also reach out to local hospitals and healthcare facilities to let them know that you have a condo available for medium term rental.

I am planning on turning the house above into 2 rentals now and pulling out the $100k (refi or heloc) to put down in addition to the amount we saved over the year or two on the new house.

Additional lights can add a lot at night but become a nuisance to tenants and neighbors.

I lived in neighboring town of Poughkeepsie called Town of Lloyd - Highland, NY 12528 for more than 19 years its a nice and safe neighborhood with good school district, worlds largest walk-way over Hudson river, lots of trails, golf, biking, scenic drives with good hospitals in 5 miles radius namely: Nuvance Health Vassar Brothers Medical Center, MidHudson Regional Hospital, Saint Francis Medical, Health Quest Home Care and others...The latest addition which is getting constructed is The Village in Highland, NY - Assisted living facility.

  - Hands off ADU additions are often one of the worse RE investments.  

If the property contains a residential structure, the former must also pay the value of "preservation improvements" made by the investor, but not additions or upgrades.