I meant cast iron.

Meant to say it Cost less than 5000 for the purchase price and I think I could get another property for less than 10,000

And correct, that is exactly what I meant here:When you say off-set debt service, do you mean reducing my true cost of the mortgage by having the family in the other unit pay a majority of the mortgage?

This meant we had ~5 months of work left (had completed one month of work in the first over 3 months). 

I've heard that heat pumps are meant to be supplemental systems which is concerning but I'm not sure if that's true and this house is up near Bangor, ME which gets colder than -5 F.    

Anthony, what I meant by that statement was that there were some kind of bugs in there when I moved in that had bit me, and it seems to reoccur each spring but I had sprayed myself.

Hi Devyn,While you are saving your money watch the market.I don't think chasing the market up is ever a good idea.Covid-19, elections, fewer people traveling to NYC to work every day, low-interest rates we have a lot going on.Make contacts, learn the markets you are interested in, save money.Once the run on properties passes you will be ready.Good luck - Darren

One day at a time, we're hedging forward together :-)Regarding 203k renovation loans (which is what I'm sure you meant), I have a ton of experience with them...and they are great, when the right players are involved and all pieces of the puzzle are put together right. 

That said, some people truly aren’t meant for it and there are other ways to make solid income from the w2 world.

The was  never meant to  be easy game.