It will also allow househackers to get their foot in the door, in a higher priced market/higher interest rate climate.#4 Higher Appreciation Potential:Single-family homes tend to appreciate more consistently and at a higher rate than small multifamily properties over time.

Driving time to Asheville with traffic is about an hour.

A lot of people decide to bring/raise investor money to the table as a foot in the door, but I also think there is options to be more creative and do the same thing.

This gave us a feel of foot traffic, if people hung around certain locations, and any other suspicious activity. 

If you in fact purchased a tax lien under the new system (people bid down the interest rate) then you are not allowed to set foot on the property and you certainly cannot cut the timber until after a judge forecloses your liens, quiets title, and orders the clerk to issue a deed to you.

And you could probably still rent it out for $1500-$1800 a month.When we lived in Burbank, California, we rented out our 300 square-foot studio guest house for $1500 a month.

One has lasted almost 30 years with thousands of people walking on it annually and the second has been beautiful for 20 years with slightly less traffic.

I should share the capital stack, not pretty but gets the job done. rent price per square foot is super low.

The house has been on the market but traffic is slow - not sure if this is due to the current environment or something specific I should address within my listing (we've already adjusted the price). 

If you didn't notice anything during the inspection process pre-closing, or just weren't looking for any smoke smells/damage, try to get over there ASAP to check for it (changing out the furnace filter is always an easy and valid business reason to stop by).All that being said, I can't stress enough the importance of getting off on the right foot with inherited tenants.