What kind of deals do you work on?

What kind of lifestyle do you want to live in the meantime?

Mario, while it can be difficult to find someone interested in the kind of arrangement you describe, you also may not be legally entitled to any rent for a residential unit that does not have its own certificate of occupancy.  

But I also bought Brandon Turners book (The Book on Rental Property Investing) and the idea of house hacking seems kind of interesting to me.

If it's common around the area to not have a garage then you would gain more value, etc.

Anyone know a solution for this kind of problem.

Factors include: neighborhood, size, amenities, school districts, age of home, SF, number of beds/baths, and all kinds of other features that may be unique to your area (pools in Florida, for example). 

Robert I sent you a message, please kindly message back when you have some free time. 

I like using rentometer and craigslist to gauge averages in a specific area - craigslist is a good resource as people generally include photos so you can see what kind of quality the unit is.

It's 3 years old and is a modern, kind of fancy place that we paid a high price per square foot to get into.