Also, this deal will effectively knee cap any future investment in the next 5-10 years as i feel i will be extended as far as i currently m comfortable with.

Use that page with GA to guage your ad effectiveness.

If you make the units more cost effective for your tenants by lowering utilities then possibly raise the rent and get your cap rate up higher.  

Does this mean that within a few years, pet restrictions will essentially disappear from leases, because there will be this loophole that makes them effectively unenforceable?  

I'm thinking this would be much more cost effective in the long run if you have a good eye for design.

You can certainly use it effectively for some general research.

After honing your skills as a nose-to-nose salesperson, learn how to multiply your sales efforts and clone yourself by becoming a skilled marketer and effective copywriter.Eventually, you are likely to discover a niche that you want to further explore and gain expertise.

@Guy Raveh PPC is very effective strategy when it comes to your marketing.

The "flash and batt" approach recommended above is a good cost effective option.

This may not be as effective as a multiplex and washing out your increased debt to income a few years down the road when you go to purchase another property, but different banks/brokers look at roommate income differently, I think you'd definitely have to claim it, but you'd have to do your own due diligence on that - I'd be willing to assist as this is something I am interested in as well.Another strategy is to do the same thing but use short-term rentals (airbnb, vrbo, etc.) to supplement your income as needed.