I'm from Franklin, which is about 20 miles south of Nashville, and I'm very familiar with the Greater Nashville area growing up here.Feel free to reach out if you're interested in connecting and I'm happy to be a local resource.

@Jillian Alonge fellow local here in Miami.

Make sure the zoning, local building department/regulations, and neighborhood allow you to put a tiny house on your property and rent it out.If that is not possible, using that money for the next property makes sense.In general, I think increasing housing density will help provide more badly needed housing affordably.To Your Success!

A second consideration is that condos locally have become more adverse to rentals. 

Consider experts like @Brian Eastman or @Bernard Reisz for help.

They hold title, and the mortgage and promissory note were attorney drafted and filed at our local county. 

Unfortunately, every state and every locality has different laws and what works in one location doesn't always work in others, so you have to be very careful about the 'free' advice that is given in online forums. 

I second all that has been said above - all of those folks referenced have been really helpful to me and have added lots of value to so many BP community members, especially in our local marketplace.

I live in Portland  Maine , I am new to real estate investing and looking to connect with any local investor.. thank you.

Find a deal that meets that criteria and talk to local hard money lenders.