@Matthew Gentile  one main factor to remember Income is critical in this business to obtain financing of any magnitude and a stable well paying W 2 allows you to obtain debt for your RE purchases plus if you have health bene's etc that's critical as your family grows.

I had lived in my house for about 5 years and had 60k in equity.

I got a quote stating that they could give me an LTV that would cover the purchase price of the house + closing costs ($86k), which is roughly 66% LTV.The ARV of the townhome should be roughly $130k.

(edit: the property can have up to 3 units built on it...house with attached separate apartment + unattached ADU)Of course, other people are telling me to park my cash in a high yield savings account and just chill LOL, but I'm not really comfortable with that either as an investment strategy.

Hi @Cameron Dasteif I understand your question correctly. you would A. buy a house for $200KB.

We live in an area where prices for houses around around $700-1,400 a sq ft (and climbing!) 

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I’ve double checked comps from houses that have sold the last 3-6 months.

I'd suggest possibly extending the house hack to another duplex or quad. 1-4 units are residential so will be easier to finance. 

I am looking for a sign to put in the window or on the door that the house is not for rent.