@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. 

So really need to do some deep market research, haha, but not so willing to pay for this, at least not at this stage when I'm just starting out.

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?

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

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. 

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.

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $440,000 Currently under construction and pre-leased for $6,195/month, this 7-bedroom, 5-bathroom student rental in Clemson, SC, was built using investor cash and designed for high-end student living.