House hacking, short/mid-term rentals, co-living, sober living, or finding ways to add value are where the best opportunities are right now. 

While I currently live outside Portland, OR, I plan to begin investing in Tennessee.

The alternative is to go with a single-family home, live in it for about 1.5 years, and then purchase another home while renting out the first one.

Let me preface my story with my definition of freedom: doing what you enjoy for a living with the people you care about.My name is Peter Neill.

Carlos, I am from Spokane and I house hacked the first 4 years I lived here.  

Live off of equity as you sell or live off cashflow.

I think he's in the process right now so I'm not sure how it's turned out, but last time I spoke with him it seemed that it was going well.I always tell people looking to do co-living that there is a certain amount of risk that you have to be willing to take on.

He's lived in Japan a few years as well (Fukuoka, I believe).

Strategies like living in a duplex or triplex, adding an ADU, or renting by the room can help maximize cash flow while leveraging FHA or VA loans for lower upfront costs.

A lot of the popular areas in Charleston proper that are not licensed under the old laws now require the owner to live on the premises to obtain an STR license.