For example, I've had a couple of 3+ bedrooms sit for a longer period of time because they only had one parking space available (and no on-street options nearby).

Just an extra couple of clicks to do.

It is maybe a couple hundred dollars to join and you can attend numerous classes and meetings.

I bought this house brand new as my home, but I had to move out.

We have been talking about investing in real estate for a couple of years.

Alternatively, your in-laws could partially gift the property by using the annual gift tax exclusion ($34K per couple annually), lowering the sale price and their taxable gain.

However if you have enough reserves, 6mo or greater then I'd say chance it but a couple of missed payments from the tenants and you have to foot the payments out of your own pocket.I'm all for taking risks but I think you really need to evaluate the age of the major systems so you don't get hit with a bunch of cap ex all at once as well as your reserves. 

Towards the end of the year I was down to my last couple of grand until I had finally seen the results of my prospecting throughout the year.

A couple great co-living options is STR by the room, Student housing, sober living, Senior care... 

Hi Karin, I'm brand new to this RE world, but I’m really sorry you had to go through that, it sounds like a tough and frustrating situation.