As the title suggests, I'll be living there, while renting out the bottom portion for income.

Additionally, the potential for value-add opportunities such as adding a ministorage or other high cap rate investments in the future could further increase the overall return on investment.Considering the potential for appreciation, the current NOI, and the future potential for additional income streams, this property could be worth considering as a long-term investment, despite the initial lower cash on cash return.

Has anyone used awning.com to estimate income on short term rentals to analyze a deal? 

I’m gonna be totally honest with you, it’s extremely hard if not impossible to replace a full time 40 hour a week with rental income at least in the shorter, it’s the type of thing that helps you retire a little early and have a buffer in retirement, my grandmother has been in poor heath for years, those properties have allowed us to give her the best care possible, if you don’t already own a home and feel comfortable with your budget and the ability to live in that house for  at least a few years, I’d get started on that don’t even need to over complicate it, find a budget, find a house you like and can see yourself in at least for the medium term buy it. 

@Nate P.Your profile hints that you are living abroad.If you are a US citizen - you want to make sure that the CPA you work with understands the foreign earned income exclusion(FEIE).If you purchase a property and are expecting valuable feedback on how that property will impact your tax return, you will need to provide a rough profit and loss projection(rental income and expenses) along with purchase price to have a conversation with your accountant so that they can provide you good feedback. 

And you lose depreciation and deducting expenses against income.  

In order to past this SS test, your appraised market gross rental income at 75% has to be more/equal to your monthly mortgage payment (PITIA).

I have a salary and a good amount of real estate income.So far I encountered issues as my real estate NET income looks like $0 because of depreciation, and so the DTI looks inflated since I have the corresponding real estate debt.I am looking for 300k HELOC on $1.2M property with $660k mortgage at 3%. 

This is a business-purpose-only loan for real estate investors that allows you to use the projected rental income to qualify.

.; rent medians and lower and upper bounds, typical days on market before securing a tenant, local vacancy rates, tenants' typical income, education level, employment opportunities, credit, and rental history).