My plan was to purchase a lot and build a foundation, bring in a doublewide/manufactured house. have it placed on foundation and have a structural engineer reclassify it as fixed real estate. then, I would refinance. 

Maybe an investor is flipping a lot of properties and you could offer to pick up and deliver materials to his crews, clean the work sites every night, bring his crew lunch, or whatever.Find a way to make yourself useful to them, and they will reciprocate.

It really depends on how much value you think that extra semester will bring to your goals!

Sometimes you get lucky.You could even bring up the subject of seller financing (search online for ideas of how to structure a seller financed offer), and make sure a competent real estate attorney helps write the offer documents (if it gets that far). 

This brings the TOTAL COST: $29,315,70For those who like per sqft breakdown it costs roughly $29/sqft - This apartment is almost exactly 1000sqftThere you have it!

Process is simple. 1. purchase contract2. send contract to title company3. bring cash to closing and you're done

A traditional single-family rental may net you only $280/month, whereas a co-living setup can bring in over $1,100/month from the same property.4.

I also invest out of state.The concerns you bring up are valid.

If I were the neighbor, it sounds like I'd be the only one bringing money to the table so you could get something you want.

My goal is to convert at least 1/4 of the units in a multifamily I buy into medium term furnished rentals (gradually) to bring in more cash flow.