We pre-load combinations and provide them to guests, then remove the codes after their stays. 

Unfortunately, in our market, tenants rarely qualify for this "special".

Banks typically want a gift letter in your file from the giver, affirming that the funds are indeed a gift and are not a loan with the expectation of repayment.If you house hack, you're combining buying an "investment property" with the possibility of low-down-payment financing available only to owner occupants, perhaps through FHA.

@Thomas Harr why not tap the equity with a refi or Heloc in the future and combine it with cashflow to move on to another deal?

Our building stands alone on a corner lot with lots of parking – very rare and coveted in our area.

There's always a chance that you could trigger the due on sale clause in your mortgage contract although I think this is pretty rare if you search the forums.

They can buy only commercial retail properties themselves to own directly, only invest in syndicates, or do a combination of both for their investing portfolio depending on their goals and comfort level to percentage allocations for each strategy.I am not a big fan of owning multifamily out of state especially the small stuff.

I have done quite a few seller financed deals and rarely do I put more than 5% down and often it is zero down if the property needs rehab.

Daily on site supervision, shopping quotes for best prices, evaluating construction talent and building my new team around me which included a combination of skilled and unskilled labor.

If it’s possible, we might be able to use that cash, combined with savings to acquire a property in CR.