Everyone has been accurate...We are a HUD Brokerage and work with out-of-State and out-of-Country investors...

If you're seriously going down that path you'll want to talk to a lawyer experienced in setting up those deals to get the right paperwork and CC&Rs in place.

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Welcome and thank you for your service to our country.

Here's a bit dated resource but there is some good information in here on costs across the country on new construction: http://www.mnhousing.gov/get/MHFA_1016268  Costs in general are up from since this report was completed. 

It sounds like you are on the right path.

Price points are much lower there and the annual tax rates are better than many areas of the country.

For the additional comfort of privacy, a SFH; house hacking for getting on the path towards financial independence.

I am J.D. and I do a ton of travelling around the country and have recently become interested in real estate.

I'd prefer not to use my 401k, but having a credit card as a backup for emergencies seems like a reasonable path that I honestly hadn't really considered.