Have you done rentals / vacation rentals ministry/house church?

Even in my small town of 10,000 I've seen tenants get 1-3 months of rent from churches, veteran groups, and other resources.

There seem to be a lot of houses for sale on the lower end of that range within a 4 block intersection of 38th and North German Church Road.

One of the guys in our church owns one of the biggest foundation companies in town and quoted 35 piers around the perimeter to stabilize the slab foundation for a total of $10900. 

To create a completely separate basement renal unit up to code is fairly difficult in fair fax county, slightly less difficult in Montgomery county, and much more straight forward in DC.But, if you’re only going to be there for a year, you could live in the basement, not completely separate it (thus attempting to establish two distinct units) and then after moving out rent the whole house or rent by rooms individually.I would probably look close to falls church / arlington for proximity to DC and also IAD, close enough to transit lines, and a good prospect for appreciation.

Hi Andres, greetings from down the road in Falls Church!

So you own a bar and a church downtown? 

I really want to just get started and buy a small-multifamily ASAP when I get home, and my church actually have us start a thing called "my plan" for our return home.

(contractor at the time) The location beside a large hotel complex and kitty corner to two churches, one block from a park, three from the school, and two from the grocery store.

@James Wise20’s: formal education; gained experience through lots of hard work and continued to study and learn as much as possible from mentors; missed some opportunities, made a few mistakes and learned lessons from those experiences.30’s: lots of smarter work; shifted from the side hustle to focus on building systems; recognized and took advantage of more opportunities; built rental portfolio. 40’s (current): still working hard and smart; focused on using and improving systems based on experience; looking for additional opportunities but thinking bigger and more about long term plan; while I probably have less energy than in my early thirties (and more to juggle with career, investments, family, church and service commitments), I am much more efficient now in nearly everything I do.