Mike Hurney My degree is in nutrition and my career goal is to be involved in global health research and field work.

I have been very involved in the solar industry for about a decade now, and more recently bridging the space between solar and real estate.

You might be able to use this method for individual projects, but it could make your taxes a nightmare at the end of the year, your best bet might even be excel.

There’s no real tour involved so what I only include 3 to 4%, or do I assume same closing cost as a regular deal at 10%?

There are some creative options I bet you could think of with family though.

I suggest to never bet on appreciation.

You pay for it, you work for it, you have substantial risk involved, the only person who should benefit is you.  

To be fair, he has been involved in real estate for decades (owned a manufactured homes company, flipped homes for a few years, etc.), but he is absolutely convinced that there's no way I could buy lower end homes in my city to rent without ending up bankrupt.

A friend recently had a tenant through the tenant's agent want to buy their house, and it fell through even with the agent involved as the tenant didn't qualify for the financing. 

The bet is that the people will continue to rise every day and go to work, which we will, so long as we are poor enough.