How much is someone covering the down payment worth in the grand scheme?

Rethinking the design, the basement would likely also only have two bedrooms (perhaps each with their own bath for a higher rent) in order to accommodate the utilities.

Welcome from Grand Rapids here!

I am an architect who uses generative design to streamline the production of mid-size projects but I am not a full-on programmer.

It is the policy design that matters.

Home office deduction is available if you have a rental property and designated space exclusively used for rental property business.

It’s Old School all the way - proper use of fixed rate leverage ample cash reserves - aim to hit line drive base hit after base hit not the Grand Slam.

They also help with operations as you can run them with one bank account and one set of books (if you manage the books properly by designating funds to each property).

I thought I'd share some of the data I produced as it may help you in your evaluation of this market.West Michigan and particularly Grand Rapids is experiencing an inventory shortage of available homes to purchase and rent.   

Full disclosure - that is not what we have used, but it seems to get the job done.We did take the time to consult a designer on furnishings and got professional pictures, which seems obvious until you look at your competition, and our unit has booked within a week of listing both times that it has been available.