It can supplement the pay down.

However:-The buyer's lender may require a survey-There will be an exception to coverage in the title policy covering any land discrepancy 

NO agents.E&O about $450 per year [360 Coverage Pros]

I would like to lease for 12 to 18 months.Also, these guest are  prescreened through the airbnb platform and if they book through the platform, airbnb backs them with 1 million dollar insurance coverage on qualifying claims.

Go talk to a local bank, anything over 5 units will finance itself with its debt service coverage ratio and P&L, meaning, its way less dependent on you personally, and as long as its a good investment and you have the liquidity ( or the capability to access it thru your paid off home ) for down payment they will take it. 

This info will give you a decent idea of what to expect and help filter down your search to a few cities.Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population - Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages - Owner to Renter Ratio- Family and Household SizesThese are just some of the indicators that will help you understand the quality of an area as well as the kinds of returns one is to except.Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

Our plan is to start with a house hack of either a 2-4 plex or a SFH with a mother-in-law setup and to BRRRR until we have a decent cash flow that can supplement our nomadic lifestyle.  

As a licensed builder, former property manager and an investor if I have to worry about unemployment and liability insurance, cost of my company vehicle which has higher liability coverage than a regular vehicle, administrative costs, gas, fronting the bill and potentially not having a customer pay me and also all the time spent providing free quotes or waiting around to get a yes or no from client.

In the age of Lyft, universal cell phone coverage, and the $87/year tow-anywhere-in-150-miles AAA membership, all these people NEED a car they have to buy on credit.

Many students wanted coverage of "no money down" investing, such as "subject to".