We plan to live in one unit and rent out the others.

Rented it for a few years then slowly started making updates to increase rent.

What about charging another $25 a month in rent?

$3K nonrefundable option money, $825 first month’s rent.

Only turnkey properties which I rent for 1% to 1.5% of the purchase price.

Look for for rent ads in your zip code.

Even better if I can sit down with a builder and get started on funding and blueprints.This meta-strategy will use all the above strategies:1. house hacking: house will be built from scratch to maximize rent/room, while having a family unit/ADU for my family to live in one year2. costseg/STR: the building will be built from scratch to maximize bonus depreciation.

I would also want to make sure that either short term or long term rents can support the full morgage payment, since there is not a DSCR specific program geared to mid-term rentals yet. 

I am not the expert as I do not own a cabin but as a guest (I go once a year usually) I will not rent without a hot tub (or a view). 

Let me know if you have any questions on areas of Stamford, rents, the market, etc.