Jd makes an excellent point regarding balloons.  

This is a excellent investment if you have experience.

@Bill Rich Excellent information you have provided to me.

I know it wouldn't be difficult to create in excel however I figured I would check with the group to see if there is anything out there already.

Beaufort is also an excellent market for short-term rentals such as VRBO. 

@Jeff Keller I also did some research and I am going to go to my branch and see if they'll accept deposit slips with the only the last 4 digits on the slip.

@Roy N.After some reading I also came to the conclusion that unless you're credit is excellent, you will be subject to fees from 0.5-2.0%, however I feel this must be negotiable consider expected repeat business.Unfortunately there are no such live-in opportunities in 2 - 4 plexes in Vancouver at any sort of reasonable price point.

@Jonathan Marcus  made an excellent point - make sure you know the usury laws in your area so you don't run afoul of them.

We haven't run across that yet but that is excellent to know as ours odds of that increase with each unit purchased. 

1) Current home (to convert to rental)Bought for $245K a few years back, monthly PITI of ~$2,000 per month (3.125% rate 15-year mortgage with 20% down)Can fetch fair market rent of ~$2,000 per month once we move out and put on rental market; with some vacancies and maintenace built in probably more like $1,500 per month in net rental income per monthGreat neighborhood in NW Houston suburbs with lots of nearby commercial/retail development as well as excellent 10/10/9 schools, so good price appreciation potential2) Target purchase home (to move family into)Looking to buy ~$175K home, much smaller square footage, with monthly PITI of ~$1,300 per month (assuming 4% rate 30-year mortgage with 20% down)Probably will buy in same neighborhood given great schools and retail developmentEssentially, I would gain $1,500 per month of rental income from the old house and assume an incremental $1,300 per month in PITI from the new house, so this would seem to help me generate some income