I'd say $3000 would be a good price foe work.

A Self-Directed IRA is your vessel to uncharted financial success.

Foe investors who like to purchase land, is every lender requiring it to be financed on a 15 year mortgage instead of a 30 year?

My recommendation would be to house hack and use the house as a vessel to invest out of state.

When I see rust eating at welds like this I wonder how much of the problem comes from the management company (Rust never sleeps).A maintenance tech scheduled for some time with a wire brush and some Rustoleum could have saved this expensive cement tread stairway.Now it a welder (if it's salvageable) and the Rustolem, plus the cost to construct that ugly unpainted wood bridging system, and tear it down.And despite all of the drama that's going on, Mrs Kitty still has her favorite spot in the shade next to her food and water--a natural foe to garbage rats.

I have also read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and "The Book on Rental Property Investing", both are tremendous for wrapping your head around the possibilities to achieve financial freedom and how exceptional real estate is as one of those vessels.

I have limited space to grow at my current location so I would like little bigger space (3000 sq ft ) foe me as well as 3000 sq ft space to rent someone. 

My insurance premium keeps going up, around 2.5x since last yr this time. Any recommendations for an insurance company specialize in rental portfolio?

YET you start your  "new into this game with": "you could never convince me that this is an actual strategy to build wealth".You are an empty vessel with absolutely no substance to base any conclusions on, yet you already go ahead and you can't be convinced of anything based on that limiting mindset you have currently as a noob.Way to go dude! 

That said, personally investing for net worth growth and to help to support / transform a community a bit, the $$$'s are just the vessel to do it with.