Pretty much everything I've looked at either:A) doesn't cash flow for about 15 yearsB) would cash flow if you bought it with cash, but at that point you could get much better returns investing that money elsewhereEven looking at house hacking it seems that the savings on rent (about 2.5k/month median) are outweighed by the significantly higher cost of purchasing property.

The idea is to make sure investors have a great experience and do another transaction with us as that's where our profits are generally generated.Because we view it from that respect, we operate the PM at basically break even (enough to pay our employees).

In my market, you can find a home that needs 20k in repairs for 30k-50k.My question is, is it a good idea to capitalize on the HELOC opportunity if I find a solid deal?

House hacking, for example, is now such a common idea that regular people do it all the time. 

I'm sure he'd be happier if I could consolidate this quite a bit, and it might save me some money if I can save him some time. 

Mandy, since August 1st is on your door step I would find an already existing church and rent space from them.I like the idea of a church because most of them are still struggling post COVID and could use the extra income and probably won’t kill you on rent.I would set up meetings with pastors and get face to face with them and communicate your needs.If they don’t have space, they usually would know of one who would.  

Can't blame the guy for having a sophisticated enough business where he has the ability to deny customers that aren't idea.

Any idea what New Yorks ADU laws are?

This was my first investment home, and I was a little nervous with the idea of buying a property without seeing it.

Of course, with all things, the answers to all these matters will depend on the circumstances.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.