Also have your realtor set you up, so you automatically get an email any time a listing comes up that fits your criteria...and check MLS regularly.Look to see who the listing agents are as some specialize in condos (or certain buildings) and they may be able to let you know when they are going to list a place and you can be the first one in. 

(We turned the attached 2-car garage into a 4th bedroom, adding equity and cash flow.)

If you can't afford a trailer, you sleep in your car.

Automating your finances by setting up automatic payments and using software to track income and expenses will save you time and help with organization.It's also important to manage your time effectively.

We have Hospitable setup to automatically send messages to our cleaners for new bookings, cancellations, and alterations. 

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

House has 4 car detached garage, had same tenants for 4 years now.

Interest rate are a factor and your debt of 55K and any other debt such as Cars, student loans....  

A 3/2 with a 1or2 car garage is an idea in my area. 

So I made a compromise with myself, instead of putting that $100 directly to my principle, I'm opening a brokerage account that will have $100 deposited into it automatically every month and invested in index funds using dollar cost averaging method.