BP is an amazing space to read and learn, I am certain you will define your strategy swiftly here.

Although my biggest skill that would be transferable to the virtual assistant space are my computer skills.

Get tight with your go-to lender about what will happen if suddenly all your rental income shows up passing through your LLC showing up on Schedule C, and not Schedule E, if you use fannie/freddie conventional mortgage loans, and not hard money.

Whatever pre-fab units look good and fit the space and current styles are the right choice for me.

Without going through a mock up scope of work they seem a little tight.

Having liquidity when the market is tight should be a huge plus in accomplishing my goal.Thoughts?

But there is an issue with spacing of railings being more than 4 inch which is an issue (kid can fall through it).

I don't operate in that space, so I'm trying to make sense of the economics, so please correct me where I'm off.Purchase Price:  $1MDown payment:  $200KMortgage:  $800KMonthly payment (30 year fixed at 4%):  $3,820Taxes:  $3,500/yearInsurance:  $1,000/yearVacancies:  3% (tight market, but there will always be a vacancy at some time) $1,512Maintenance:  $1,000/yearTotal Income:  $4,200*12=$50,400Expenses:  $52,852Are you saying that I should put $200K down, feed the negative $2,400 each month and wait for appreciation to make up the difference over time?  

We have been using my own home but have literally run out of space and are having to turn surrenders away.

Retail or office space below, apartment above.