It is currently a duplex with a tall attic we will make into a studio. 

I attended the FHA home owners education class and received the certificate of completion, so I am working with the lender on the 3.5% down and down payment assistance, so I have less money out of pocket and can focus more of my funds on renovation and increasing equity.The properties I am looking at either have basements that are finished, or basements that I can finish myself to rent out separately either on a month to month basis, or as an AirBnB, or they have detached garages that are big enough to convert to a studio, or AirBnB. 

Then you should be able to save money for the next down payment.Listen to the audio book "The Richest Man in Babylon" on YouTube to get some motivation.Good Luck!

In the past few years, he has built himself up a thriving custom car audio shop out of a shop rental space in a warehouse park. 

There are either large/expensive warehouses, that are live/work or there are just commercial artist studios.

How do you list it on Airbnb, meaning studio/house/apartment?

It was  run down tavern & 4 equally rundown studios apts. 

Hello everyone,I am looking at a junior studio in Chicago, Lincoln Park area.

I’m new to truly investing but I have been around all types of projects.The first construction I ever did was to renovate my mom's unfinished basement and turn it into a recording studio.

Today one of the property owners who is renting me a property referred me to another property owner who wants to rent 2 studios to me in one of the best neighborhoods in the Bay Area.