But as a general idea, building to rent will be less cash flow than if you bought a resale property.

Definitely a good idea to get this fixed--good luck!

I personally do not like the idea of taking a loan against my primary residence to buy investment properties.

I’d like to get him a present, reflecting his success at passing his exam and moving into a new exciting venture but I’m not sure what that would be.Any ideas?

Additionally, I could enter the fray of the council meeting putting as a potential buyer, describing my idea for the property and helping sway them into allowing nonconforming use.

Core 4 Is book by David green but you can see the podcast on YouTube it’s the four people you’ll need to properly invest out of state.I invest on the gulf side and Atlantic sideThe one issue in FL right now is insurance.

For example, if your goal is to have steady income coming in, you could also explore the idea of simply renting out the single family home while you move into one of the units in your 2-family property (if you can). 

I'm a pretty big fan of the house hacking idea.

. $500 deposit, monthly rent (I changed it for the winter months and LT) plus signing a proper rental agreement for the 90 days.

That is something else you can do, call around & get some ideas on what things will cost.