@Ben Leary If you could house hack a property for the time you have remaining in New Hampshire you can potentially live for free or at a discount which will allow you to spend your extra money on other things like school, books, other living expenses, etc.

I offered to buy the building at a discount if the owner would hold the mortgage for 2 years and replaced the boiler as the downpayment.

It might be an exaggeration, but you get the point.Attract customers with discounts Discounts boost listing ranking in some booking portals.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the few sellers that are pressured to sell now, and will entertain a discount (although I highly doubt it’ll be a direct correlation with decreased rent of say 30%.)

I try to incentivise them as much as possible by offering the following: 1) One full year of rent in advance (typically at a slightly discounted price from their advertisement); 2) I am responsible for any maintenance items excluding major mechanical issues (electric and hvac), which means if there is any kind of backup or plumbing problem, it's on my dime, but it also means that they are going to have a renter that is not calling them to fix minor things; 3) I release them from any liability related to the Airbnb; 4) I install a keypad lock on the front door and agree to leave it when I vacate; 5) After the one year lease we go month-to-month until March when they can get back on the seasonal leasing schedule (which I inform them of), and then I sign a year lease and pay as a regular tenant.

There is a reason why the bank is discounting the house (They are fully aware of the lien).

I incentivize tenants to stay if they are good tenants, with either no rent increases for another year, or a smaller increase, or sometimes, I'll even give a one month discount for resigning if they are really good.

I shouldn't have tried to get a discount lol. 

Lastly, pro tip: if you get enough flooring, you can go to the pro desk (or the guy/gal in flooring) at Home Depot and try to negotiate a discount - especially if you're buying enough that they have to place an order.

Will office commercial space be next to see discounted prices as demand drops?