-TSP #2: $76,000-Brokerage and Savings: $40,000-long-term rental property, VA loan, cash flows $200/mo. est. $100k in equity.

Anyone have a good app they use for estimating remodeling costs??

Then maybe used your saved funds to do the ADU conversion right off the bat?

How much does it cost to build either a 1-car or 2-car attached garage to an existing home in the Farmington Hills area.

I would weigh those two options out and see what costs less overall between an entire new loan and or the blended rate of the two.

It ended up saving my owner hundreds of thousands.  

If I were in your shoes, I would first evaluate the area, and if it fits my criteria and I know what kind of tenant I can put in there I would continue to the next step:Finding out how much it would cost to rehab and what kind of rents I can achieve. 

All I can say is that there are memberships that cost tens of thousands of dollars.What I tell people is find a local investor and take them to  a nice lunch for 30 bucks and see if it goes well. 30 bucks no harm no foul. 25,000 to a membership not working out possibly is a huge deal for many. 

As far as savings/down payment, it is probably a good idea to have a emergency fund buffer beyond your down payment.

Purchase price: $390,000 Cash invested: $25,000 House hacking is a strategy that involves reducing or eliminating your housing costs by renting out a portion of your residence.