The issue with STR potential is that there are anti-STR factions at both the city and state level.

The agreed sale price is 400K, I will keep the mortgage under my name at $1200 and collect $2400 per month, cash flowing a little over $1000 per month and 200K of equity at the agreed purchase price.Adding up my portion of the equity in the properties and my liquid cash totals to $1,105,000 putting in the net worth of 1 million + at the age of 26.

(kid finds a loose outlet and gets shocked, water is too hot and kid gets burned, no anti-tip device on the stove and wild child climbing on it gets crushed, etc etc etc).

Cash makes low-income people who know their aging house has problems lose their minds.

Some of this was changed because of anti-terrorism laws too.

One of the topics I hear about is the age old topic of to leverage or not to leverage.

You will find many ways to invest at any age.

Here in CA, i believe there are anti-discrimation laws that state a landlord cannot discrimate on the SOURCE of the income, nor can they refuse households based on the sex of the applicant, or the number of applicants.While i totally understand the first 2 (source of income, as long as legal, and sex of applicants) I dont understand why if you are renting a studio with zero bedrooms, you can't limit the occupancy to say one person.Thoughts?

I totally understand the struggle of trying to invest at a young age..

At my age and still renting due to lifelong PTSD, wondering what to invest in.