Only you can decide what works for your goals and only local market knowledge can enlighten you as to the strategy's viability.If I was in your shoes (which I'm not, so ignore the foregoing) I'd take out a HELOC and do some flips.

I've found the rental property calculator pretty enlightening so far.  

@george gammon that was a pretty enlightening writeup.

Getting involved is much more enlightening and fulfilling than just observing, so welcome aboard!

Could you spend a few minutes enlightening us on who you are and what you've done?

There's alot of knowledge to obtain as we're getting started, and finding a good mentor for help enlightenment & guidance would be great. 

Someone please enlighten me, for someone looking for something affordable to own. thanks in advance!

@Anthony Johnson Read this Anthony:"Investing in Real Estate With Lease Options and Subject-To Deals" Wendy PattonVery enlightening.

Account Closed, obviously not everyone is as enlightened as you are, so I'm happy to see the stupid thread continue, I've learned at least a couple things from it.

See what you can learn, and that might enlighten you as to what sort of price you need to set if you want to fill that unit.