none of the above  Any insight into other options?

Garage parking, full privacy fence, and second living area or bonus room would all be needed to get on the higher end of that range.

BIG bonus is you snag something with Timber that will grow and you can do a selective harvest 20 years from now the Timber could end up paying for the building of the home.

Would a home equity loan be a viable option in this situation, especially in regards to eliminating some of the red tape I'm running into with a refinancing an scorp-owned property?

In light of this, I have been exploring the possibility of pursuing creative finance options, specifically seller finance deals, as a potential means to achieve my goals.

Happy to help you with either option, send me a DM.

However, some investors don't mind this strategy if they prefer not to put a lot of liquid in up front and plan to refi out within a few years of closing (which seems to be a great option with the talks of the FED reducing interest rates this year).It really comes down to investing in a growing market, in a good neighborhood & building a great team to support you.

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House hacking is probably your best option.

However, there are better options than $180 a month and $1000 for a WP site.