While New Jersey might seem cheaper, most affordable areas require a car—an added expense (insurance, gas, maintenance) that you likely don't have right now.Investment Strategy: House Hacking vs.

That gives you control over the install without adding an appliance to maintain.

Sometimes one extra set of eyes is all it takes to turn something intimidating into something manageable.

Your cash flow is not adding much on class A or class B properties.Good luck 

You lose more money with vacancies vs having lower rents.Some people pay for Facebook ads as well.

Also build your buyers list FIRST - hit local meetups, Facebook groups, even Craigslist "we buy houses" ads to see who's active.

You are looking at two principles: dampening by adding mass and insulating/decoupeling to stop the transmission.

If the place looks good otherwise I would have him added after an application/background check.

They do have a 5,000 credit that we can use towards rate buy down/ closing costs but that isnt really appealing to me as I know that 5,000 is already built into the price of the home and it isn't really any extra money so we're just struggling on do we choose their financing or do we go outside?

A defined termination fee or short continuation of rent is usually the cleanest solution for both sides.For the future, adding a clear early termination clause to your leases will make these situations much easier to handle.