I also didn't realize how many different skills were required, from financing to managing contractors to permits to city inspections to managing tenants or property managers.

the best beginner options are a house hack or live-in flip - with that said though, i realize that (1) not everyone's life or family situation permits this, and (2) some markets have many more small multifamily properties than others. 

@Tim Hunte Renting my the room is technically illegal in Philadelphia but its just as illegal as doing rehabs without pulling permits.

Or 500 hrs as STR)Took a 40k hit when I sold my permitted Cape Coral  lot last year unbuilt.

When the sq ft numbers for pre-fab are quoted, they typically don’t include the costs associated with site work, foundations, and utilities; they are only quoting the costs of the ‘boxes’ that get dropped on site.Many jurisdictions still haven’t accepted pre-fab buildings as an approved construction type as well, which can lead to a longer and more difficult permitting process.I would do my due diligence for sure before going down the prefab route

Also pretty sure that the condo association would no permit it (and it's working great).Honeywell does have some updated models that will work, but I don't see any that are smart/Wi-Fi.

I will add that oftentimes the fixed costs with installing any kind of pool (fence, pump, permits, excavation etc) are so high that the marginal cost of a plunge pool vs something more standard is relatively small.

My property tax is very reasonable because I acquired it a while ago and in California, property taxes go up 2% a year max (unless you start adding rooms, ADUs, etc with permits and it's reassessed by the county).

What is typically expected considering approvals/permits take notably longer to get in the Northeast. 

. - Uses permitted.SHARE LINK TO SECTIONPRINT SECTIONDOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONSEMAIL SECTIONCOMPARE VERSIONSNo land, body of water and/or structure shall be used or permitted to be used and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, moved, reconstructed or structurally altered for any purpose in an RU-2 District which is designed, arranged, or intended to be used or occupied for any purpose, unless otherwise provided for, excepting for one or more of the following uses:(1)Every use permitted in RU-1, RU-1M(a) and RU-1M(b) Districts.(1.1)Workforce housing units in compliance with the provisions of Article XIIA of this Code.(2)On lots meeting the requirements for two-family use, every use as a duplex or two-family residence, including two private garages.