In those places, it tends to make more financial sense to move into heavily shared housing, endure discomfort, and pay the minimum possible rent while saving up your money for your investments, especially if you find a way to live very near where you work in order to be able to minimize or eliminate transportation expenses, the second-largest expense of the American household.And then, there are most places, places not like the extremes in housing-cost cases that Steel Valley in Pennsylvania or Silicon Valley in California represent.

As long as your unit is nice, the rent is fair and you are close to public transportation, you should have very little issues.

I have tracked down a small neighborhood in particular that is attractively located vis-a-vis public transportation hub.

It's going to be hard to sell for cash and the only other options are to rent it (not what most park owners want to do) or find someone to finance it, like a small community bank.Offering to move a home in (either investor or resident) is a viable strategy, but still expect to have close to $5k in it for transportation, setup and utilities.

Smaller more "isolated" areas that will open up due to the new transportation.

Nothing more than transportation for most truck owners.Love Caravans, most practical vehicle built.

I'm emphasizing the closeness to public transportation because it is going to play a huge role moving forward especially due to the increase in traffic congestion.

However, there are so many things you can do on the expense side that a median US income is sufficient to save enough money for your first property in a few short years.Your biggest expenses are housing, transportation and food. 

The two largest expenses of the American household are housing costs and transportation.

We are now one of the leading transportation and logistics hubs in CA now, which has driven countless distribution centers, etc. to the area.