Many in my area are really beat up, how do I go about finding out the estimated costs for budgeting purposes to see if it's a deal or what I can offer for it?

Free advice is worth what you pay for it, but I'd re-read read the forum rules about self promotion.

Im not sure if there is a net effect of difference for accounting purposes.

Throughout the life of the asset, you will want to cash out and reinvest multiple times so it serves no purpose to go to a 20-year note.

What was the purpose of the “Clothing/linguistics/car” reference. 

Note the the property mentioned below is completely made up and not real, the purpose of the below is to validate assumptions and formulas on cost.

You're saying that since you make so much money at your first job, you're willing to work a 2nd full time job...and use the "extra" income from the first full time job to pay your employer on the 2nd full time job...for the privilege of working there, with the hope that over time you will get enough promotions and raises to make it worth your while...even though you have no control or promises that those promotions and raises will ever happen....and yes, why invest in something that's losing you money? 

Sometimes by accident and other times on purpose.

The purpose of the Airbnb platform is to find guest.

Hi guys, For someone looking to do a house hack, what's considered a good deal in terms of cash flow when buying a house for that purpose?