These aren't ranked in any order - just based on boxes checked for cabin searches for the last 12 months.- Mountain views- Onsite fishing/waterfront- Game room/arcade- Wood burning fireplace- Access to pool/swimming- Hot tub- Outdoor firepitIf you have a great mountain view or are waterfront, you are definitely starting out on 2nd base.  

Equally important - would this return be greater than your other alternatives, such as the equities market, private lending, investing in a private fund, etc, once you account for the work and risk?

And correctly..you cannot co sign as a primary if it's occupied..2+ units can sometimes require larger down payment (as you've found) another option could be to access equity against another property..check in with @Joseph Chiofalo for potential lower down payment options..might be able to get to 15% down..Good luck! 

LA & San Francisco was already too expensive and crowded while Seattle checked all our boxes.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Go check everyone's forecasts for 2023 12-13 months ago--dead wrong.

I will check it out. 

You closed your account 19 hours after asking a question?

I did a whole post on it on my BP page if you wanna check it out. 

I appreciate this info, I haven’t checked into BP in a while and just saw this.

I am going to go check on the local credit unions.Thanks,Hector