If you live in one unit and do the house hacking thing, your mortgage gets subsidized. 

15 yr mortgage rarely maximizes your returns vs 30yr.

I do all I can to ensure the properties are as safe and well maintained as possible, however, we obtained mortgages in our names.

We're not keen on getting a second mortgage.

Numbers don't pencil out for a 30 year mortgage, but property still sells! 

The mortgages and closing expense can be written off to eliminate the taxes as you want 

The best success I have had with seller financing is to listen first to the sellers problem before proposing a solution.Typically a seller finance transaction involves :1) Purchase & sale agreement2) Note3) Recorded deed of trust or mortgage depending on your state.

The house has a little mortgage that can be paid with the down payment. 

It seems the days of renting one side to cover your mortgage are gone.

Our ski in/ski out STR in Colorado only went online late Dec. 2023 so my data is very limited.