@Diana Gonzalez+1 to what folks are saying above.House hacking (living in one unit/room renting out the rest) a small multi (duplex, triplex, quadplex) is such a powerful strategy. you can get incredible rates with low down payment for your primary. then you basically live rent free or even make money from renting out the other units/rooms.then you need find how to:1. earn more - ask for an increase, rent out parking or storage space on apps like neighbor . com, get paid to put adds on your car with services like wrapify, drive for uber or pick up another side gig2. spend less - know where your money is going. track things in DETAIL over a month and remove anything unnecessary, only spend on needs, not wants.3. save more.4. invest those savingsYou can also start another full-time job if you want and get into wholesaling or looking for owner-financed deals.

I live in Rockville, MD and been investing in Maryland, primarily in Montgomery County and Prince Georges County for the past 3 years. 

I made $10,000 last week doing a wholesale deal in Prince Geore's County.

real estate lending space is now fodder for our version of the Nigeran Prince scams.. 

@Diana LarsonHi Diana, Did you get your money back?

I am going out as Prince Fielder for Halloween though.

This got me looking at Prince George's, Howard, and Anne Arundel.

Out of Valdez any fishing charter that can take you into Prince William Sound for Silvers and then the next day go out into the Gulf of Alaska for halibut.  

all these guys do is suck 500.00 out of you and you never hear from them again.. its the nigerian prince scam just in the real estate space

Think of it as Machiavelli's "The Prince", just without all the laughs.