She'd likely object less if you rehabbed it as a rental, and lived in the nicest home you could afford elsewhere.There is a difference in buying an ugly house for an investment, vs. living in an ugly house because you're living beneath the standard of living your mom hoped for you.

We went with a common arrangement of four in each room, plus a few extra in the hallway spaces and beneath the stair landings.Having 20 pot lights on a main floor makes adjusting and controlling where the light is very easy.

It could be a studio or 1br with garage beneath for 50k.  

But for the rest of us, who made our money elsewhere and are now seeking to expand into new ventures, we’re using these forums to expand our knowledge and trade ideas.You and Jim should team up if that’s so beneath you. 

Of the 5, 2 leave as if the unit is beneath them.

Live beneath your means while you're there and save up for the next opportunity.

So if you own, say, five properties, you will have your parent DST as well as five series beneath it.The ability to shelter assets inside of individual Series offers investors a high degree of protection.  

So dive beneath the surface before you commit. 4.

@Brandon Shim, I will agree that in some areas SFHs do appraise for more the comparably sized single family homes.  

But we certainly don't want to be forced to return to them with our tails tucked between our legs because the market fell out from beneath us.