This is definitely an intriguing proposition.

The reason why you need cash for an off market home is bc most investors use that as their value proposition…  I just bought a home for $500k in an area where fixers are $680k with 5% down payment. :)  There’s also companies (lenders) that can give you a cash option and then quickly refinance you to a 5% loan in-house with market interest rates. 

Credit cards are high interest propositions and can easily cost you a fortune if you don`t use them responsibly.Research carefully before getting a card, as some have better benefits than others and some will have benefits that are better for YOU than others.

This idea started with my business partner and I wanting to build a vacation home for ourselves, but learned of the viable business proposition it could serve to offset whatever our monthly costs are (and high chance of profiting based upon the market research we performed using AirDNA).We're not positive that the market is ready for living in shipping containers; hence, our reason to concentrate on the novelty.

Feel free to do as you please, this proposition would not be for me.

I see it as a "both and" proposition. 

As you know, buying in the Boston/Cambridge market is an expensive proposition. 

Your cash flow is so low and therefore a pretty risky proposition like others have said.

Owning property with in-laws or an ex-girlfriend's parents is a risky proposition. 

Proposition 19 was passed in November.