In a meanwhile I rent out parking slots.  

West coasters just love real estate I guess.This property can be both a place to live and an investment.

I just had read all the real estate books from Rich Dad series from Robert Kiyosaki and I realized that I love real estate investment.

I love real estate and have been involved since I was about 10 years old, cleaning homes after they were newly built.  

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Start with the 4 plex.. live in it legally.. .refi it .. buy another FHA 4 plex live in it legally refi .Do this 4 times over 6 years and by the time he is 30 he will own 16 doors using his 4 mortgage slots  and  in the uber stable NW market and probably have some appreciation and huge tax bene's do this while your young and can make it work

I personally love real estate.

Gotta love real estate

Am I better off just maxing out my conventional slots before I go the alternate route?

If it were me, once I had my financing strategies in order, I'd look for a realtor that is also a proven investor themselves and understands numbers and all financing options....people I recommend in our market are Marcus Auerbach, Homestead Realty, Premier Point Realty & Modern Milwaukey Realty all brokers who are also successful local investors.....as it pertains to real estate investing, having a realtor that is skilled in investing is the same as choosing an accountant because if you're going to be involved in real estate, you definitely should have an accountant who specializes in real estate investing and not just landlord investing--ALL aspects of investing from rentals, flipping, self directed/SoloK, structuring etc---they should love real estate as much as you:) I was just involved in a deal on a Cudahy duplex house hack where the investor used FHA financing from Lower.com and I was quite impressed with them.