Ultimately, section 8 housing can be a great way to build your rental units due to guaranteed income.

I was able to take the some net out of the proceeds of selling our house, to invest in my first single family home.

The one I am used to using provides cost estimates of various rehab products based on specs about the house.

I have never bought a house.

That's like "double-secret probation" from Animal House.

If you have savings and are working in NYC, a lot of people would consider maybe house hacking in an area like Bayonne or Jersey City, depending on what you can afford.

One unit is a 3 bedroom house with two bathrooms.

We have a dire housing shortage in Milwaukee, so the market is competitive and everything worth buying sells quick and usually with multiple offers. 

Just need to determine whether to buy out or sell for this house.

My idea is to purchase a property with a division (or the possibility of one) so I can place her in a small apartment 1/1 and rent the rest of the house to offset the Mtg as much as I can.As things are today its been impossible to find something that covers it all, Im seeing that I would still have to come up with some cash every month.I met with a lender yesterday and he presented to me an option for a 5% down loan.