Plus, that is the cheapest that money will ever be for you.  2.65% interest rate? 

Hey everyone, I’m just curious if any of you have any good links to blogs about saving money on food costs for a family.

You can probably pay for a course when one of the sucker roadshows comes thru town, but it is a ton of money. 

You also need to consider that at a lower percentage of money down you will be paying a Mortgage Insurance Premium or MIP. 

Will this be a good investment time and money wise?

At the end of the day; you need more money to do something like this.MAX LTV on new builds is 80% LTC, Meaning if the build is $550,000 and Land is XAdd ($550,000 + x ) * .8 = LOAN AMOUNTYou would need to come in with MINIMUM 20% of the cost in addition to closing costs and reserves, $80,000 is not going to cut it for this project.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

It requires no money upfront, so you will join thousands of others trying to do the same in your market.

Private (hard) money might help with renovation but will be pricey.

Yes, you may lose out on income in the beginning when first trying STR out, but you'll never know until you try.