But I'm only looking for extra $$$ coming in each month.  

I couldnt count "future income" so they think I was losing about $2000 monthly when in fact I would be making at least an extra $2500 with the new place.My buyers broker suggested a mortgagor that has many loan products including a 20% down nonconforming mortgage.

They know their capacity and are at it.You really have to be extra careful when considering people who recommend themselves. 

How do you make it work, with all the extra planning and expenses? 

Did you think about maybe doing the Air bnb option on your dream home to bring in extra cash a few times a month or more?

Pick up 2 extra jobs, move to a cheaper (or free) housing situation and live like a pauper (this is temporary sacrifice for Massive long term gains). 

All my extra cash goes into the company stocks and I don't save any substantial cash.I'm not really sure on how to calculate the ROI of this type of investing, but the re-invested dividends produce about $300 per month (currently) and the amount increases about $10 per month on average.

I tried to calculate what increase a garage was worth, an extra bedroom was worth, and a $/square footage rate. 

They’re defiantly doing high bid wins the rental in Arizona. https://www.azfamily.com/news/...When one tenant was told they already had lots of interest he offered $200/mo extra, so they asked their top applicants to offer their highest and best rent. 

Credit report shows reasonable debt load for verifiable income.3) making our application free and requiring tenants to complete the application before we will schedule a showing.This process seems to cause unqualified tenants to self screen themselves out and has virtually eliminated no-shows and unqualified applicants but I don't think our screening process would fly if our units weren't extra, extra nice.