The family had foreclosed on another home in the past and couldn't get a mortgage, so by structuring a 3 year lease option, they rented from us but treated the home like it was their own because they had skin in the game ($5k deposit and paying slightly above market rent rate).

Search for this publication online to find a discussion of the calculation of the number of loans a borrower has.B2-2-03: Multiple Financed Properties for the Same Borrower (10/31/2017)

Hello, I've always been a stock market investor and am trying to educate myself on real estate as an option to diversify my investments. My initial thought was that I'd like to have '5 doors' to buy and hold with the ...

I cannot tell you how much time I've invested with clients who, after multiple property visits, comps analyses, lending referrals, etc suddenly find out that their great Aunt Millie has a real estate license.

We want to get a property (or a few) to generate multiple income streams in order to more aggressively fund our retirement (especially in this downed market) and then hopefully be able to quit our day jobs.

Point being is to not be afraid to take on the renovation or even break the space to have multiple units 

People are experiential in nature and most of the masses want to drive out and do activities with family and friends multiple times a week.

There are multiple layers to this but I'll explain a few. 

Also, personal property used to furnish lodging may now be eligible where it wasn't in previous years.Keep in mind, if you're income is near 315k joint or 157k single, it may be a good idea to HOLD OFF on a full Section 179 depreciation of property up front and rather extend it over a number of years to take advantage of the 20% qualified business income deduction of pass through businesses in multiple years rather than just one.Obviously the details are a little more complicated, but this is a strategy that can save you tens of thousands of dollars not only in 2019, but the years following if done right.Best of luck!

So far we've been dealing in SFH that carry around 6-8% cap rate and have been happy with that but like the idea of have 1 building to maintain and acquiring multiple units in one transaction.The issue with coming up with a price is that valueing it based on current cap rate with under-market rents is definitely far below what it's worth, but a value based on a cap rate at market rents is also not representative since the building is obviously worth less with it's current income.