My somewhat unique situation is that I have low reported income due to the structure of my investment accounts, yet I have access to meaningful capital.

Plus, living in the property gives you the unique advantage of understanding it inside and out.. making you a better landlord when you eventually rent out all the units.If I were you, I’d prioritize properties with room for rent increases or small upgrades that could boost value.

Maybe my experience is unique- maybe not.

The model you should go with will ultimately depend on what the group is optimizing for (cashflow, appreciation, tax optimizations, diversification, and maybe even a little bit of social value doing something fun, potentially lucrative, and unique w friends).  

I’m curious if the process in NYC is similarly structured, where it’s difficult but feasible to follow through, or if there are unique barriers that make it much harder or even impractical.If anyone has insights or could answer a few questions, I’d really appreciate it!

Depending on your state and your business, you may have some unique and potentially urgent opportunities.

You can do some really cool, unique, and creative designs with containers.Do seniors want to build/buy in a rural area vs city area? 

Any thought on this very unique situation?

Congrats on being a unique offering for the area. 

.- My Resources / Constraints: I'm in a by no means unique, but perhaps less common situation for those getting started; I'm a somewhat senior software engineer at a tech megacorp and should be able to save a couple of down payments per year for lower priced houses (100-200 in my area), or perhaps one medium priced house (300-500).