Sandblasting was $50 and it eliminates the need to do something to the exterior. 

In my state, I would go to court to have the place declared abandoned and be awarded possession thereby eliminating this risk.

The goal of a househack is to eliminate your housing expense as much as possible.

Says the humidity is 60% so she bought a dehumidifier and odor eliminator plus activated charcoal to help with the smell.

- househacking is really designed more to LOWER your personal cost of living vs eliminating it, let alone cashflowing. you CAN achieve cashflow, it's just harder. look into STR'ing or MTR'ing some of the units. - i personally think 2% for LTR vacancy works in most markets.- the rest estimator doesn't work well in less-populated areas. i use facebook marketplace to find 5-10 comps and average them. - COCR isn't as applicable with househacking because of my first bullet point & because it doesn't factor in that you're also saving on your personal cost of living. many investors shoot for 10%+ COCR with a traditional rental property that they're not househacking.

I would like to eliminate the customer from my work though.

Yesterday my job was eliminated, so my main source of income is gone, however, I have $1,425/mo coming in from a condo that's paid off.

Even something as simple as adding your cleaning fee to your nightly rate will eliminate a lot of the worst guests to deal with and position you as more high end.

First do your due diligence looking through the photos in the listing and the details, ask them about the neighbourhoods in case that eliminates some. 

A noteworthy tax loophole, particularly beneficial for those yet to attain Real Estate Professional Status, offers a strategic approach to potentially offsetting OR EVEN ELIMINATING the impact of high job-related taxes.At its core, this tax loophole revolves around discerning between passive and non-passive activities within the realm of rentals.