@Jenna ChenHouse hacking a value-add duplex in Atlanta is a smart strategy to build equity while keeping living costs low.

I'm a new member here and currently live in Houston, TX. 

Quote from @Paul LaValley: I live in Tucson and know Tucson really really well so I want to start here and then jump up to include Phoenix area. 

Alternatively, if your daughter lives nearby, why not have her buy into it and live there?

I lived in NYC and worked for the city until I was terminated for not taking the covid vaccine.

if you have no money to put down then you're not ready.here's what i would do instead:-save up enough until you have enough money to do a live-in flip-do a live-in fliphope that helps

I can promise you that my first deal was TERRIBLE, but I lived at a reduced monthly cost to living than renting/buying a single family and that is what mattered. 

We ALL need to get a little smarter...everyday!

I'm from Leesburg, and I can tell you—multi-family is a solid choice (piggybacking the previous comments which I agree 💯), especially with that live-in/rent-out, house hack strategy.

To sell one of my investment properties, it is a single-family home that is valued at around $65k and no more than $70k, I have tenants who live in it for about three years and pay $950 a month in rent. the house is free and clear.