A GOOD property manager can go a long way, and potentially save money/discouragement that you are enduring.

You have to know what a Lot in that area is selling for and add on the cost of NEW Construction in that square footage to really know anything.

Make them based on what your tenants need (not want) which would also allow for them to customize (furniture use) to their tastes.I wrote a book on this a number of years ago that touches on a lot of these things, but it was focused on my specialty, "Energy Efficient, cost effective homes". 

However the monthly mortgage is potentially 12K a month.

Veterans can finance a loan 100% including closing costs without PMI.

Not to scare you - but we made one mistake on a flip - replacing old wooden windows instead of rebuilding them - and it ended up costing us $50,000 to our $175,000 profit margin.  

Hello Everyone,I’m thrilled to share an exciting project currently under development in Washington, which boasts significant rental income potential.

I love that you rented two of your bedrooms as mid term and short term rentals and made enough to pay for the mortgage and now you are going to use the rental income to show you can qualify for another property.This is an excellent strategy and one more people should consider doing in this inflationary environment to offset the biggest cost in their budget--housing.As you rightly point out, you can use this strategy with every house you buy accumulating a portfolio of houses that you originally started out living in as a primary residence every two years.Well done and more people should consider doing the same, or rent their garage, or shed, or a boat, or an extra car.Love it!

Seller finance deals work when one of the following situations is present1- property can’t be financed with institutional financing usually because property is vacant (commercial property) or in bad condition2- seller will only accept an above market price for the property and by offering seller financing opens the universe of potential buyers to include people who wouldn’t qualify for financing3- seller is able to obtain a “piece of the action” from a buyer rehabbing the property and hence ultimately obtain a higher price.4- the seller has an existing low interest rate mortgage and wants to “wrap” the existing mortgage into a seller financed higher rate mortgage and pocket the differential 5- property is an investment property, seller has a low basis in the property because of depreciation, and wants to spread out the taxes due.Are you thinking of trying to purchase with 100% seller financing, or are you able to /willing to offer a down payment of say 10-20% .  

However, I did not take the necessary steps as I was hesitant due to lack of funding and having potential buyers for deals.