Game cameras are cheap and can give you other angles of the house on the super cheap.

I know the pains and struggles of the self-employed game, and I haven't used traditional financing for any of my properties, as I still haven't hit that 2-year mark.

Younger investors, or older ones without kids and parents and dogs and other such things can certainly choose to live in a duplex unit.I don't expect this to be a game changer, although I do expect that it will change the way ADUs are appraised.

. #1 getting deals is about making lots of offers and its a numbers game and offers have contingecies.

I don't feel playing the appreciation game is the best strat after the housing market increase the past 10 months. 

For someone strapped for capital, the additional ~$10-20K saved by not having to furnish a property is a game changer.

Consumer lending seems to be more accessible for investors who are newer to the game and don't have large portfolios.

Sadly, I haven’t won the time the market right game so I doubt this time will be any different, but here I wait patiently.

is there an end-game strategy, or next step, to really start milking some equity out of these properties? 

@Isaac Hayes I have never heard of a conventional lender doing this...you're looking at single family (1-4 unit) properties...unless you are using a renovation style loan or hard money, I highly doubt any mortgage originator using conforming guidelines would touch this...Down payment is skin in the game...a lender permitting you to retain your investment account without collecting your down payment?...