Hello All,We are building  a house for sale and need to decide on the kitchen layout.

Option 3: Pay large down-payment on modest rent ready house. 

Quote from @Daniel Tanasa: Hello Terry, If you're looking to find houses that are in pre-foreclousure you can use a website like www.foreclosure.com and you can get the list of properties and start marketing to them. 

For myself hands down the fastest way to get to Fi is via house hacking. 

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

This is very useful.You could build a deck or gazebo to house a hot tub.

To start your journey, I recommend focusing on building your network by joining meetups and engaging in online forums, while narrowing down your first investment based on your budget, market, and goals.

To get started, consider focusing on house hacking in California with properties like duplexes or single-family homes with ADUs, or explore out-of-state rentals in landlord-friendly markets like Ohio or Georgia.

Especially as you start to get a little further outside of downtown.Plenty of opportunity to get equity with the housing stock being so old and a lot of properties needing to be rehabbed.

I have the option to buy a 1,300-sqft 3-bed, 1.5-bath house in South End neighborhood of Stamford, CT, from a family member before it goes on the market.