That would in turn start to produce $850-ish/mo. since there wouldn't be any more expense for electric for me.

Many investors do great putting a "tiny home" or cottage on their property and renting it on Airbnb.

Resolution 2023-10-03, passed by the Board of Commissioners in October 2023, mandates that all short-term rental unit (STRU) cleaning companies must pay a fee to dispose of the waste produced at the overnight rental units they clean.

While, Yes, it is saturated, you can still find STRs that produce. 

It was a tiny 3bed/1 bath home over by Lackland AFB.  

Because Atlanta is so big , to me, moving to the area seems like it would produce the information that you need on the neighborhoods within the various counties as well as letting you get to know what the local neighborhood people value for a rental. 

This way you can have some real estate that produces appreciation (your house hack) and diversify in a more cashflow oriented market

If/when tenant does decide to buy it, lets say the total sum between rent credits and purchase option payment was $8,000, you can either take $8,000 off the purchase price or as i would prefer, keep the purchase price but produce a receipt as if the tenant already gave you $8,000 in EMD toward the purchase price so it would count as part of their down payment and make it more manageable for the tenant financially to execute the purchase.

Thank you for your time Javed.It's unfortunate, but ultimately, the federal deduction from the cost seg moves the needle a tiny bit.

Have you considered ways to increase the rent so it actually produces a cash flow return?