Also, furnishing a traditional adobe style house with modern looking IKEA furniture would probably feel odd and would take all the charm out of the house.

Before they broke ground on their planned $200k build, an older neighbor they had befriended down the dirt road offered to sell them his 12 acres and 3/2 steel barn style house with outbuilding for the same $200k. 

You work hard, live a conservative life style, save every penny and the money will come in time.IN your case give yourself a couple of years of employment after graduating and see where you stand.

I like semi-custom, solid wood, shaker style with soft close.  

Then once you are working on the deal, you'll continue to update the numbers to make sure you are tracking.Good you are getting GC costs, but make sure you get all your soft costs, insurance, architect, CE, MEP/S, soils, environmental (Phase 1) if needed, condo map completion, dept. of real estate condo map sales process costs, etc.My observation at this point is that my ability to guide you through the process via BP posts will be very limited.

Work hard, take on additional work, live a conservative life style, change your habits and circle of friends, save money and concentrate on getting your credit up into the high 700s.To be successful you need to modify your life style.

A 3 stories high 100 units property that sits on a 2 acre land will have a significantly less landscaping (contracting services) costs than a 2 stories  garden style 100 units property that sits on 15 acres of land with lots and lots of landscape. 

I've been doing that in eastern wa.I like your style, just going for it. 

Me and my business partner are looking to purchase our first investment property, classic House Hacking style!

They did not split the meter so technically it is still one house, separated by double doors (hotel style).