Quote from @Jonathon Weasel head: I have a vehicle loan(conditional sales contract) of 60,000.

We would like to grow our portfolio as time, finance, and opportunity allow.Lastly, our oldest is headed to UConn for her PhD (6 years) and instead of paying to rent, our thoughts are to do a version of a house hack with buying a house/condo with her living there and then renting out one to two rooms to offset the costs of her rent.

Also, it is a great way to learn many real estate skills while maintaining a roof over your head haha. 

The math with 1% is so easy though that you can do it in your head and that is why people like and use it.

IMO you're heading in the right direction.

Depending on the business the environment shifts far more rapidly than the housing market—especially online. 

I grew up with these things and I know things change rapidly, including strength and direction, but how do you handle this with renters that are booked to be there during this time?  

The church above is a nasty property because most investors can't get their heads around it. 

seems easy  but I am having a hard time wrapping my head around it

That is just a little about what is in my head.