The closest comparison would be bourbon street for college age kids, but bourbon street may need to up its game.  

It was great to get our heads in the game, and got us to move quicker to get a house (since we were basically forced to get a pre-approved loan in order to tour houses...).

Real estate investing can absolutely be a game-changer when it comes to freeing up your time and helping shape the community you care about—especially in our beautiful region.You’re on the right track by diving into BiggerPockets.

So, I'd like to get ahead of the game and start working up a plan and a strong argument for it which I can use when the time comes. 

Over time, we have developed systems to handle these situations as effectively as possible.

So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.

The end goal is to have a piece of land with multiple houses: one for my growing family but also a home for my mother in law.My mother in law has agreed to foot the money on a new property/land up front and when ready we can buy land from her to build/develop etc. 

Hey @Marc Shin, so yes on the games.

My future game plan is looking to buy a condo with 50% down payment and pay it off within 3 years.

Adding bedrooms to both units sounds like a game-changer for rent potential.