And yes, non-tax considerations matter as well, such as your ability to borrow money or your student loans.

Very well said, could not agree more

For a rental to be considered "Owner Occupied" It does have to be the owner's primary residence.

@Jackie Liu, unless there are so many screw holes that after filling them it would be better to repaint the whole room it isn't worth charging for.

For the past 30 years I rode that ride well (in spite of the dot com bust and mortgage crisis), and made a lot of money.

Looking forward to any suggestions or tips.ThanksHey @Chris Marette I just got done working with a local lender that may be able to help you.

Gap lending can be done as an equity partner but to lending in second position for an interest rate is basically RE  Russian roulette and the pistol has 5 live rounds instead of just one..

You have to be careful where you buy.

I'm Daniel, a complete newbie in this field, to be quite honest.

I want it to be searchable and up to date.