Most of my tenants pay close to $20,000 a year in rent, it’s a small price for me to pay to ensure their safety. 

How much rent does this property generate?

Late fees are often kept by the PM  but I have never heard of an appliance fee when the appliances aren't rented.

While I live there/my son lives there can I rent out a room to a tenant? 

On a positive there are 15-20-30 year amortizations and increasing income qualifications including instant approval and AVM (no appraisal requirements) for very clean applicants, and creative documentation for self-employed borrowers or investors such as bank statements or even DSCR (usually up to 75%LTV) for investment properties. 

Is around 100k a high enough budget to have something attractive enough rented out each month?

if you're house hacking you should want to get it rented ASAP.but maybe we're missing something.tell us more!

Other property owners have been running specials on rent to fill the vacancies, charging the same rent of $1200 that he signed a lease with us for the 2/2.

If you want cashflow.. look for markets with low entry prices and higher rent averages.

YoY is up 3%.Rentals - Availability by MonthThe number of homes for rent continued the downward trend.