A great mountain view, a location within walking distance to attractions, or perhaps a trout stream running next to the property where the kids can tube and fish. 

It is simple math, but the main negative is you will end up paying a lot more if you are not disciplined or you lose your income stream, as the whole product relies on the difference between income and expenditure. 

"Use logic first")If you nail your hand to a wall flipping a house.. will you snap a picture of it blood spraying everywhere, post it on FB and then look for ways to help on FB?

This can be risky if you don't know what you are talking about as they can typically smell blood in the water.

I don’t know if you’ve dealt with tenants before or have landlording experience but they did say that tenants are the life blood of your financial freedom and to take care of them if they’re taking care of you.  

Chris I think what folks bought into is if you buy the lot and have the home built ( as long as build prices dont change mid stream) you were forcing equity thats why you would risk doing this .. but for sure your points are right on the ONLY risk is to the buyer loans in his/her name. 

If you are able to rent your townhouse for $2200 or more per month, it may be a good option to go that route as it could provide a steady stream of income and potentially help reduce your overall housing costs.

I have a scenario I’d like to run by you all to see if my thinking makes financial sense.My overall goal is to have several streams of income come retirement (still over 20 years to go).

If they do not renew the primary lease term then generally you get the building by default.Most important is how the lease is constructed so if you want to sell the income stream down the road it is positioned to be  looked on favorably by lenders and the buyers.

How do you determine value mid-stream if someone is exiting early?