It could be you're not marketing it well enough, it may be time to hire a broker.

I appreciate your thoughts and am absolutely keeping an eye on the market, resales, etc.

Look at the existing inventory in you're area, find an investor agent who has experience with house hacking, pick the best option currently on the market that fits your budget and make the offer. 

If you ever consider the southwest Florida market let me know!

If you are going to keep a tenant that is difficult, at least charge them market rates!

That is a great number and bond markets love it.

I've spent a lot of time on the pro forma as well, but a lot of the assumptions are based on the Houston market which I'm a lot more familiar with.Does this seem like a viable plan?

Great place to live -- not so much when there is little to no leverage to purchase my own home, burn rate goes very quickly, or perhaps I don't know enough.I follow Brandon Turner, BiggerPockets, Grant Cardone and have attended both his Real Estate and Sales & Marketing talks.I would like to get into real estate to one day either purchase or build my own Home Recording Studio.

This is a high risk investment for anyone to consider and your best bet is to find a long-term job and qualify on your own.1) Two people applying for a mortgage will go against both applicant's DTI in full.2) What if there is no cash-flow and no equity/ appreciation.What can force you to sell the property keeping her in a bad investment3) What is the market turns and you are not able to refinance the property?

(Note - No tenants will be sucessful moving with only 30 days notice in this market.