Clear expectations might help to avoid misunderstandings.Take a proactive approach to any obstacles.

I've never done student housing on the landlord site, but I did live in a house with 7 bedrooms and an apartment out back that used to be the detached garage.Overall, a positive experience, but here are a few things to consider:1) You want everyone signed "jointly and severally liable" for the rent.

Also, I noticed that the type of properties in this area that had over 30 reviews in the past 12 months are apartments, not townhouses or detached units... so maybe there is only demand for this type of property?

House hack via multi-family is an excellent way (one of the best) to boost your RE portfolio.I prefer detached SFH over townhomes.

Our house is amazing, if I may say so myself and the odd shaped land includes a 224 sq ft workshop (detached) on top of large piece of ledge with big windows and south and west exposure.Thanks for asking!

Here are my numbers…Purchased: $600,000Home type: SFH, 3b2b with detached garage and already rehabbed by a flipperBuilt an ADU and JADU: $165,000 (740 sf ADU and 400sf JADU) All in=$765,000ARV=$908,000CO refi @80% LTV= $720,000$$ Left in the investment= $45,000Rents: Front unit=$2500ADU=$2000JADU=$1400Total=$5900Expenses:mortgage =$3650 MIPIVacancy (5%)=$295Maintenance (3%)=$177Cap Ex (2%)=$118Total expenses=$4190Cash Flow=$1710/moNOI=$20,520COC ROI= 45%Approx numbers but you get the picture.

If so, did you face any obstacles using a USDA loan that you wouldn't experience with a conventional, ARM, or FHA loan?  

What obstacles are you facing when analyzing your portfolio? 

For Instance: If a medium density (4 to 6 lots/acre) Single Family detached development is the most appropriate use, you can work backwards by running a residual analysis to find for paper and finished lot values.For Example: Let's say that single family homes in market area of the site for ~2,000 sf house is currently  selling for $250,000.

It is a simple process online at the Secretary of State's website, with the biggest obstacle being choosing a name.