An additional option is to offer partnering on the BRRRR, they receive a portion of the proceeds and you put up the cash to renovate.

Portion will need replaced.

Design the multi-unit with the minimal backyard setback allowed by code and plan to use the alley easement as the main portion of your backyard.  

Only issue we had regarding the management of the project was with the handyman portion of the job as he was slow and the work was not up to par(he had to redo tile and several fixtures).

Only issue we had regarding the management of the project was with the handyman portion of the job as he was slow and the work was not up to par(he had to redo tile and several fixtures).

The construction loan portion of the financing will be interest-only. 

When I do that, based on the properties I want to keep I would end up with a net gain even though I would still have capital losses trapped in the portion that I want to keep.Is there any way to hold off paying the capital gains until I sell the remainder of my portfolio that has the losses? 

But the lead portion of it shouldn’t add considerably.

When using your tax returns to calculate your net rental income contribution to the DTI calculation, start with your net taxable rental income, add depreciation, and subtract the portion of your mortgage payment that goes to loan principal reduction.If the final answer is a positive number, that amount is included in your income for DTI purposes. 

For now a sizable portion of it is locked up in a fully paid off brownstone in Boston, but I expect to sell that within a year or so.