Kudos to you for outside the box thinking! 

Another thing to think about is looking outside the city.

I’m live in Cedar Park, a little suburb outside of Austin, but most of my deal flow this year has been in Houston, and one in San Diego, CA.

I have thought about that question and my end goal is to build a big enough business where I no longer have to work (outside of real estate, of course) and I can financially support me and my family with income generated from the properties that I'd own. 

In my case it's my real estate agency, but it could be your day job, flips, wholesaling, or another business you start.While it's doable, I think it's really hard to quit everything and jump into long term investing full time right from the start.By building my active income first, I now have a way to pay my bills outside of my investing portfolio and it allows me to source financing easier, open LOCs, etc.Also, I've worked really hard to get my debt to income down on things other than real estate (i.e. credit cards, car loans, etc).

@Basit Siddiqi I've been planning to make an LLC for my personal portfolio and not sure how having a 50% ownership of a primary residence under LLC would even work when his portion will be outside the LLC.

Your AC is on less because it's not fighting the outside heat as much, what with your attic heat shield and insulation.As for gas heat when the electricity goes out -- maybe.

Smoky Mountains Galveston, TX Alabama Gulf Coast Blue Ridge MountainsKissimmee (right outside of Orlando) Miami Henderson (right outside of Vegas) Nashville ScottsdaleThey all have their pros/cons, but these are the ones I'd recommend.

For those of us in single land, or without a willing partner, finding an outside partner can definitely help to scale faster, but finding someone you trust like you would a marriage is a hard find.

@Edward JacksonGet your financing ready and let everyone in your network know that youre looking to buy in 2022.look for opportunities outside HAR or the MLS.