I make around 180k living on the west coast.

I’d even consider finishing the basement, just well enough for me to live down there, so I could rent out ALL the units.I’d save all my cash and look to refi the property in 1-2 years out of the FHA mortgage, so I could use it again if necessary.

Quote from @Chris Hertig: We recently purchased a multi-family property and have someone living illegally in an uninhabitable, detached garage. 

Binghamton is starting to see new business coming in too.Where I live Ithaca, NY prices are going through the roof.  

As mentioned in the title, I'm new to real estate investing I'm wondering if there's anyone out there with experience with the co-living strategy using pressurized walls in Las Vegas.

I was literally living in a construction zone, spent $35,000 and lived there 3 years while acquiring 2 other similar properties to rehab and rent out.

u set the fee.. these are furnished of course. so in our case this was a second home we used for a few years so it was furnished .. not over the top like if we lived there permantly but still nice. 

I am familiar with the area and live and work in the Atlanta Market.

The reason people hesitate to pursue ground-up construction here is because it's costly, unless you're building a two-family home where you can live in one unit and rent out the other.

Additionally, many properties on MLS in need of rehab are in C-/D class neighborhoods which I have no interest in living/owning in (at least starting off).