I'll give you the short answer.If you invest $175,000 to purchase a $750,000 house and you'll earn appreciation on the full $750,000 and not just the $175,000 you put in.Do a search for "real estate vs stock market calculator" on your favorite search engine and you'll find examples like this: https://businesscaseguy.com/should-i-invest-in-real-estate-o...

Terms for the seller 2nd have generally been 5%, interest only, 5 years.I'm only considering properties under this scenario that cashflow well immediately, hence the i/o payments, in addition to having a strong value-add element.

@Levi Five O One Blues  RUN, don't walk away. 

I saw on some sites that you can get this with the tax number, but I'm not sure if I can find that online or how to find that....

Starting smaller is fine, but the unit has to be spa like or you will likely fall victim to pricing wars or get lost in the booking sites algorithms. 

They used to have a list on their site of states they don't cover for background for about 24 states but they removed it and told me I need to call.

I hired a surveyor to do a site plan, which he did and which he stamped.

Best sites to market your property, the Sec 8 site.

However, from my understanding on this, it’s not a public database like a Secretary of State site, but rather only available to limited parties.

Either way buying it and having on site will save you time and labor costs provided it fits the space and works with the existing drain.