Hey guys, I'm currently house hacking an SFH near Austin, TX. 

I don't know what kind of house you have but I have a decent house and my tiles aren't level and the grout lines aren't uniform.......

I think this is going to be a hot topic for many given that the big driving factor is the low rate we have on the old house (2.7%) compared to our new house (7.1%).

I was drawn to Indy for its growth potential, affordable housing, and relatively high rents (and high demand).

Drafted a plan, gathered estimates, created a budget, put together DTI sheets, even got an "as-built" appraisal, and also have it in a permit status at the Local Building and safety office.Then I started to look into the construction loan and the permanent financing....to do it myself, and not through a builder.I soon realized that there are sooo many companies out there that want to try to help...but cant  (some of them were even on this network of people):  don't have builds on record, won't allow for owner-built homes, my credit is less than 680, while carrying the construction loan, there may be a point at the end where because i have my rental house while building that it become hard to pay, and  I can't pull out a private loan to help start process because my credit cards balances are horrible...and my "business" has no show of income.So, now we are here in the present time....   

However, I have a daughter at CU Boulder and it would be easy to check on the STR/MTR house while visiting.   

People are running their entire house from solar and selling back the excess to the electric company. 

Whether it is to build out your own in-house PM company, renegotiate vendor contracts on your properties with your new unit count as your bargaining chip, or just build out a more robust administrative team, now is the time to do it to support your needs for the next market phase.

The house was listed as a 2 bed 1 bath with 1150 square feet.

One was a 5 year HELOC that we did on a house we owned free and clear for I think 50% LTV.