I love that you rented two of your bedrooms as mid term and short term rentals and made enough to pay for the mortgage and now you are going to use the rental income to show you can qualify for another property.This is an excellent strategy and one more people should consider doing in this inflationary environment to offset the biggest cost in their budget--housing.As you rightly point out, you can use this strategy with every house you buy accumulating a portfolio of houses that you originally started out living in as a primary residence every two years.Well done and more people should consider doing the same, or rent their garage, or shed, or a boat, or an extra car.Love it!

I'll be more selective and avoid renting to those with emerging credit or uncertain financial situations.

Catch a buck, you'll catch a life if you play with people like this.

No matter what market you select, you need to spend a lot of time there getting to know the market and the “players” in that market.Which of these markets can you get to easily and often?

So I put years of work into renovating a couple run down buildings to provide apartments for people, did all the work myself and then was laid off my job.Since then I've been pursuing this dream of being self employed before its all over.

Cause some people often feel that they are in too far and just need to finish with the current GC and I can tell you I've never, ever seen that work.

Hi Monique,I'm a local rookie investor and had tons of inspiration and knowledge gained from networking with other people, podcasts and reading tons of material.

Some people stop responding when they are informed about background checks/credit checks requirement. 

I’m sure other states have it to since they’re trying to incentivize people to convert away from fossil fuels.

He wasn't buying out people, but rather expanding the franchise opportunities.