Quote from @Taylor Robertson: This is common, but you have to be careful and follow your process.Every adult should pass your screening and be added to the lease.

I'm looking for some guidance on how to go about doing this since my contractor quoted that the job would take 1-2 weeks and during that time there would be no access to the unit because there isn't enough room to put a temporary stairway while they are building.

Or would you get it as a job for those few months?

Once you have this team in place, you should be able to invest in any market confidently.As for picking a specific market - I would go after one with an increasing job and population growth.

You will need a stable w-2 job for 3 years if you plan to use a bank.

I have been kicking around the idea of getting my license in New York even though I am not actively looking at real estate in NY or do I really intend to get a job as an agent. 

A lot of them in the Construction business....when I was doing bids/proposals for high-end jobs I saw these folks a lot.

@Josue Soria5 years ago this was extremely common.

This is why job growth/fundamentals get talked about so often when choosing a market; put yourself where you have the most qualified applications possible for your home.With $100k down and assuming 20%-25% DP, you're looking at homes in the $350k-$450k range, with $400k probably being a break-even, at best.

something like 24 months will be more common . 36 will be tough .