@Alexander Merritt   IMHO low end rentals are only suitable for local investors that are in the landlord business and are going to scale up and own as many as they can get 100's have your own PM and maintenance and that's the ONLY way in my mind that stuff will work over any amount of time.buy the best that you can if your just starting out.

@Jake this was the case for me specifically for the deal I mentioned... but certainly not every Seller finance deal will be the same. 30k is astronomical for a "turn-key property", and would not be suitable for Seller finance terms anyways.

Others that did sell and could not find a suitable exchange property went the DST route.

I left the industry to pursue a career in wholesale electrical sales and am now a project manager at Summit Electric Supply.

I have a small health care benefit from my local government career, and I have VA health care since I'm ex-military but it's not as good as it used to be (too many people in the system, too few providers at the VA) so I am planning on buying a supplement on the marketplace when open enrollment comes in November.

This indicates a demand for smaller, more affordable housing suitable for singles or young couples, which are typically quicker to flip due to higher demand from first-time homebuyers or renters.

It sounds like you have a diverse and ambitious career path.

I have a suitable lender that can qualify me in any city or state.

Also, I recently got my real estate license and am going to start my career as an agent next week.

I have recently started diving into the idea of house hacking to start my career in real estate so bear with me...I have no actually plan yet as I'm still learning but I'm gonna run down an idea I have in hopes to gain some knowledge.