Depending how much you earn you can step up those savings by getting a side-hustle in any part of real estate....working for a top Real Estate office on weeknights and weekends, working for an RE Investor, working for a General Contractor and learning a few skills, etc.

Personally, I'd recommend multiple properties, but that all depends on your long term goals.

Of course, he's not selling anything other than the idea of BP as a trusted RE site, but that depends on a lot of other people. 

Your next step depends on your investment strategy.

I've heard a few opinions on this, and I've seen varying evidence in my market research.As an example, just this evening I'm pulling sold comps for a house and one of the highest sold price per sq ft comps is located literally right next to a railroad track, and has a massive commercial building right in front of it.

Know that it will cost you probably $3,000+ just in closing costs to buy whatever you buy (all just dependent on the price and what the fees are for your government and lender.)  

We plan to create package offerings for around $1,000-$5,000 depending on people's needs and requests.

We have aggressive goals as they pertain to real estate investing, and plan to be fully dependent on it in 5-10 years to replace our W2s (currently at $300k).4.

If 2 and the bathroom is on the second floor, the plumber will need to access the other plumbing/water lines and this could involve accessing walls and ceilings in various areas depending on your layout.

Depending on the specific details and the local laws, they may not be able to sell the property until you have resolved the issue.