To pay for the blueprint, instead of wasting time and money trying to recreate the wheel and figure it out on your own.  

Hopefully, judgement and advice from this forum will allow me to narrow it down to a single choice so i'm very eager to hear from you all;1 - A slow start at a small scale (cash)a) Move in late October, applying for a bank account and small credit cards where feasible to build a credit history. b) Buy a simple and turnkey 3BR single-family to househack for ~ 100k in my own cash (Such as [1.i]), while transplanting or recreating my exterior cleaning business (1.ii).c) As soon as any lender would allow, exit through whatever HELOC/mortgage on the house I could secure in order to buy a new one again in cash, and repeat until a 'normal' lending process is offered.With only the taxes, insurance, maintenance, capital expenditures, and vacancies to account for at first and with room rentals in the area going for around 500-600/month, this seems to be a soft and forgiving method to land, and will become the backup plan regardless of my chosen path.PROS:*Eliminates FICO scores, lender/underwriter scrutiny, and credit history as potential barriers;*Least risky due to small total investment;*Least complicated process, and;*Lowest initial ongoing expenses.CONS:*No leverage - Stuck for a prolonged period before continuation;*No diversification - All eggs in one basket until refinancing;*Effort, risk, and expense of starting a temporary small business, and;*Loan ability throttled by self-employment.

@Lucas Carl - OK, let's see if this is specific enough- A set of 10 townhomes have come on the market in a resort area that I already own one property in- They are class A luxury homes with long range views, they are built on a ridge-They come fully furnished and are about 10 years old- The resort area has winter recreation and a small amount of summer recreation so there is year round drawI'm interested in building out a business case on these and running them as short term vacation rentals but haven't found a lot of others discussing these exact type of rentals.  

Yeah, when we see something that moves us in such a way, well, we try to rationalize the quickest and easiest path to recreate it.

The property often already purchased and extras are brought in to re create an auction.

the easiest thing to get into and understand is the Vanilla transaction  IE buying rental property.. everyone can understand it and it is a VERY VERY simple concept.. buy a property rent it out.... end of mental math.choosing wisely is important of course.but basically there is so much more to real estate than owning a rental.. and much of it quite a bit more profitable than rentals as well.Some people just don't want to be landlords... ergo you have people that invest in debt.. and COC debt is usually more profitable than rentals with quite a bit less hassle.there is development deals for the more sophisticated.there is flippingthere is new construction.Timeshares.Timbermortgage industry Guru / Trainer  Mobilehome parksTiny homes  ( new thingee that is getting some speed)Land business  recreational and path of progresscourthouse steps buying and resellingTax sales/  pre and poston and on and on... so just because someone does not want to do the most simple transaction out there and the one that takes the least amount of thinking to understand the concept.. does not mean they won't do something else in and around real estate

I used to give out Dave Ramsey’s “Total Money Makeover”, still a great plan, but if I had to recreate my 20 something year old self, and had Scott’s book as a roadmap, life would be different now.

I wanted a place to go south, jump on a plane when I could and not have to haul golf clubs, recreational equipment and clothes, but rent it out when I couldn't use it (if I choose to).  

. - Rehabilitation of the 120,000 square-foot Pavilion/Casino gaming facility, and - Construction of a new mixed-use development that contains approximately - 2,995 dwelling units, - 620,000 square feet (sf) of retail space, - 75,000 sf of office/commercial space, - 300-room hotel, - 10,000 sf of community serving uses, and - 25-acre park system with passive and active recreational opportunities.http://www.cityofinglewood.org/depts/economic_n_co...

@Eric Baum   Kind of like hiring a fishing guide when your new to the water.. you pay 500 a day for them to take you to the fish show you what they are biting on.. etc etc... once you have some experience you can recreate it on your own...I think out of state investing has to be done with the mind set that one is going to scale it..