Here is what you are teaching others:1.Perform a ton of research on how to generate leads.2.Listen to podcasts on your way to work.3.Question the meaning of life, listening to, and dissecting all that information.4.Find A list, Filter That List, Buy that List, Buy stamps, Buy mailers.5.Handwrite 5000 letters.6.Include a pen inside the envelope for “lumpy mail”.7.Send mailers.8.Experience a short-lived feeling of accomplishment.9.Followed by an intense sense of depression and shock upon receiving a ton of angry calls from said mailers.10.Get a ton of returned mailers.11.Skip trace these addresses.12.Pay for a new set of envelopes mailers and stamps.13.Resend mailers.14.Experience another short-lived feeling of hopefulness.15.Followed by an intense sense of depression and shock upon receiving a ton more angry calls from said mailers.16.Listen to more podcasts.17.Get a “AHA!”

You take all of these steps and then set out on the mission of raising capital.

Before that purchase, it might be wise too consider having some operating capital for unexpected expenses set aside that is liquid cash well cash equivalents.Good Luck!

Will monthly rent cover all expenses and provide additional funds to set aside for reserves?

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Read Set for Life by Scott Trench and House Hacking Strategy from Craig Curelop.

and even just to buy something that's already built ... just to be blunt... 30K just isn't that much to work with, if you think about needing a down payment, closing costs, and then the costs to furnish, set up, and list. 

Are there any other skill sets that you can add to that group, besides just bringing capital to the table?

She claimed that when people pulled up to the home it set off her motion activated door bell as well causing her undue stresswe have always been civil towards her and after these past two incidents this month alone is what I was seeking guidance here. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.