I'm willing to pay retail or close to retail for properties in 'A' locations.

I'd recommend looking at costs. your build cost is going to be well over other homes because of the fixed costs like slab, Hvac, roof, etc. check the market drivers and weight the benefits of short term versus long term. long term is no furniture and help pays mortgage but at this size it doesn't really cover everything. we didn't find a lot of economies of scale in single family detached. can you build more than one unit?

For example, in my state PA there is an inheritance tax and many TAX auction properties originate from people passing away and the heir(s) not taking control over the estate and paying those property taxes.

Being part Alaska Native, there was incentive where they would pay your down payment and we utilized that tool!

If you aren’t saving the money up to buy another property chances are nothing will pay a higher rate than paying it towards your mortgage.

Depending on how close I was to having 20% equity in the property and being able to avoid PMI, I’d consider using some of my cash to pay down the mortgage when I refinanced.

I needed some extra financing on my first rehab and opened several 0 apr credit cards which I used for materials and payed them off before any interest.

https://www.smartcoinbox.com/category-s/112.htmThey have a wifi unit you are able to plug in a standard washing and dryer into the box and the tenants pay through an app.Thanks for any advice.Nathan

I started out with a house hack, and I would say that that was definitely safe for me when I was in college as I could afford the Mortgage even if my renter didn't pay.

I would suggest taking the route of option 2 or 3, so not only are you saving over 10k in rent per year but the residents help in paying down the debt.