I am super attracted to the idea because I love to fix and flip, and the emount of money to get started is so much less. 

It’s very customizable and user friendly and makes it super easy to track all of our finances.

Maybe if you were super wealthy and worth 10/100's of millions it'd be good but hopefully you have the brains with that kind of money to protect your assets.Do you have any children and do you plan on helping them start their business prior to them getting married? 

It's free and you'll see what problems other people are facing and how they solve them, which will help you decide whether or not to move forward with your plan.It's possible to find a reliable person who would be super happy to have your rural set-up and not have to have a down payment to buy it. 

When looking for options for something pre-fab to plop on our lot, we keep seeing things about Amazon homes and they seem super affordable, but I don't see a ton of information on them and how to plan for the house arriving.

Got this for my son at college and it is reliable and the glass window is super handy.

Plus this is literally your agents job, an agent gets paid to help you with things like this, a co-host can be super valuable but is more focused on the post-purchase phase. 

Get super familiar with your location of choice and work with people who have your best interests.

Quote from @Tenzing Palmo: Hello I’m looking for my first investment property in Dallas Texas, I live in nyc so I don’t The trick with new construction in many of the growth cities is that don't allow rentals in the HOAs or have super restrictions. 

Then, if you are comfortable, only buy with money that you can lose without being devastated.