If the zoning allows it and if the area suits it you can try looking into an RV park!

I see full properties listen in both areas, granted there are many guesthouses and in-law suites.

Don't look now but another seismic shift is coming to a real estate market near you.As you might have heard, there have been several recent class action law suits and even Department of Justice guidance that could change the US Real Estate market as we know it. 

They left a wet swimming suit on the kitchen floor undetected somehow for over a month....these were hard wood floors. 

It would be perfect to make the lower level a master suite or an in law apartment.

I feel with my Engineering and MBA background, this is something that really suits my skill-set and something I can sink my teeth into.

Some extra info can help us guide you towards an option that may suit you best.Do you have a w2 income?

I found a partner (happens to be my father in law) that can be my boots on the ground while i do a lot of the back office stuff and deal finding that is not his strong suit.  

For 300k you can possibly find either a duplex or a house that had a mother in law suite or you can go the usual roomate route and share a kitchen and other common areas.

Im new to BP and I have a very strong desire to learn Real Estate Investing in general to figure out which niche best suits me.