You picked the wrong kind of property to start in as a 3/3.1 townhouse is not ideal for room hacking and is more residential in nature which is why you should sell it and take the proceeds and deposit money and look for a two-family where you and your brother can live in one side and you can full rent the other side - maybe even as a mid-term rental to 2x the rent.

The long term goal is to rent out to tenants long term and scale into multiple properties.

Appears to be a well oiled machine in terms of the construction and sale process-cookie cutter 1200 sq ft properties.

Factor in costs such as:Property taxesInsuranceMaintenance and repairsProperty management feesVacancy periodsLong-Term Strategy:With plans to acquire multiple properties, develop a clear long-term strategy.

Most work this way Rates: 9% to 13% (Most Deals are 11-12%)Terms: up to 36 Months (Most Deals are 6-12 months)Fees: 2-4 points(%) of loan amount paid at closing (Most Deals are 3 points(%))Minimum Loan Amount: $50,000 (For loans less than $250,000 $2,500 minimum fee)Max Loan: 65%-70% of After Repair Value(ARV)100% Rehab Financing Available (Require 20% of purchase price down payment or cross-collateral)Closing Timeframe: 48 Hours - 3 Weeks (Most Deals are 2 Weeks)NO PRIMARY RESIDENCES, NON-OWNER OCCUPIED ONLY, BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL USE ONLY.

New unemployment statistics indicate the region's jobless rate actually fell in April to 3% down from 3.5% in March and only slightly higher than 2.9% a year ago, according to figures from the Texas Workforce Commissi...

From CSLB:This section defines what an owner-builder is and the laws surrounding the practice.An owner-builder is what the term indicates: a person owns the property and acts as their own general contractor on the job, and either does the work themselves or has employees (or subcontractors) working on the project.The work site must be their principal place of residence that they have occupied for 12 months prior to completion of the work.The homeowner cannot construct and then sell more than two structures during any three-year period.Getting a GC license and going Legit is pretty difficult.

In terms of doing a refi the house would be compared to others of the same value and adjustments made for BR or SQ FT. 

Nowhere is safe.  50 years from now short term rentals in residentially zoned areas will not exist. 

I have/am invested monies with them just had 1 note pay off been with them since March ....hey so far so good. 1st position "fractional" trust deed investing although they will allow you to buy the entire note if you have the $ and wish to do so ...almost no one does in order to remain diversified.Short term investing were talking 6mos -12 mos could be slightly short or somewhat longer lets say 18mos tops.Pretty Straight forward once your on the note the cash flow comes in every month like clock work.usually takes two weeks to a month to close on an offer then ofcourse you wait another month for the first the interest only checkHere is a snap shot of a few notes I partially have invested in ....Dimple dell has just paid off so the "Capital" amounts you see is my return of Principle I am in Another note that I wont actually get paid on til the 1st week of Nov (Not Shown)LOAN #BORROWERINTERESTCAPITALDATEDISBURSEMENT TYPELF Dimple Dell, LLC$0.00$5,913.4710/12/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$129.52$0.0010/12/2016ACH/Direct DepositKD Commerce, LLC$137.50$0.0010/04/2016ACH/Direct Deposit5th East Partners, LLC$162.49$0.0010/04/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$0.00$6,057.6909/21/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$0.00$3,028.8409/16/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$150.00$0.0009/09/2016ACH/Direct DepositKD Commerce, LLC$137.50$0.0009/02/2016ACH/Direct Deposit5th East Partners, LLC$16.24$0.0009/02/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$150.00$0.0008/02/2016ACH/Direct DepositKD Commerce, LLC$137.50$0.0008/02/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$150.00$0.0007/05/2016ACH/Direct DepositKD Commerce, LLC$128.34$0.0007/05/2016ACH/Direct DepositLF Dimple Dell, LLC$150.00$0.0006/06/2016Check LF Dimple Dell, LLC$149.91$0.0005/02/2016Check