I assume a higher upfront cost as far as land purchase and the actual build but you would have a brand new house, instant equity and hopefully maintenance free for quite a while.

With regard to my parents, I want a good relationship with them so they can build my credit history.

In the recent election, over 50 counties flipped RED.

In addition tenants can choose to have their payments reported to a credit bureau to build their credit.

It looks like you are doing an affordable build based on the cost but hard to say since you didnt provide info on the build itself such as square footage and finishes.

If this is your first property, you could consider starting with a smaller apartment building and going after the opportunity first, and the property as a secondary consideration.

depending on how backed up the county is it can e take a few months for court date. in essex county it took my mother in law about 8 months or so for the full process. she had an attorney, not sure if that sped anything up

Quote from @Brian Dela Cruz: Data entry clerks - likely to miss deductions, overlook credits, miss carryforwards, make mistakes on tax law limitationsCPA - get it right, reduces errors, and helps you in building your wealth through tax savingsWhat are your thoughts?

Bad rain drainage issues which i resolved by building French/trench drain on side and back by spending 10k2.

Planting them on top the tallest berm the city will allow may also help.What about building a sound barrier wall?