Split the $20 to buy yourself lunch and dinnerIf you are on the road, daily per-diem should cover a lot of your day to date living costs.If they send you on the road, you can potentially airbnb your house.Best of luck!

Quote from @Alex Spivey: I want to start renting as soon as I can so does anyone have adviceYou want to find a place to rent and occupy, or you want to buy an investment that you can rent to others?

Could help you save some serious $$ if buying and selling there and can also get you access to their MLS systems.

I haven't seen prices drop too dramatically but I have seen homes in my buy box sitting on the market longer and some lowering prices. 

I buy in the 220-260k range.

Single family has more stabilized as there is not enough people who can afford homes.The purchaser is two very distinct types of groups who buy MF vs. single family and single family is bought to own and occupy, MF is bought to generate money.

My original goal was to buy a rent-ready duplex and house hack, but based on my pre-approval and what I’ve seen, most multi-family properties in my range need renovations. 

Those that preach no/low down payments are mostly just trying to appeal to the masses who want everything for nothing that will buy their courses.

I've worn three hats in the seller financing world (as a property buyer, as a property seller offering terms, and as an investor that buys seller financed note). 

He can't 'buy her out' as he does not have that much cash liquid.