Thanks in advance. if it were me i would buy something i can house hack but the above is really very limited information so it really will boil down to personal preference.

Small entrepreneurs should not diversify their limited resource if they want to grow.  

Since the owner needs to pay your attorneys fees (essentially limited by statute, so can be estimated) in connection with a redemption, all of that math should be part of the planning.

Your best bet is to read information from public blogs that approach both options objectively.

The fact that they don't have critical thinking skills and limited income/saving, makes them desperate and easy target.

The Taxable Value is uncapped and equated to the SEV upon a sale or other transfer of property ownership, with limited exceptions.Homestead versus Non-Homestead Millage RatesCounties & cities in Michigan are allowed to set their own millage rates, with one restriction – a primary residence (Homestead) is exempt from up to 18 mills of school taxes on their Homestead property.

And they only offer homes in Houston, which really limits things.

Due to past poor management of the environmental infrastructure, the river has become illegal to swim in in certain parts, and after rain falls the entire river is off limits to swim or fish in due to the heavy amounts of pollution ending up there that the city has not had the infrastructure to deal with in the past.But this all began to change in 2017, when the Virginia General Assembly passed the largest infrastructure project in Alexandria's history to make the Potomac River swimmable, and fishable by the year 2040, and they have made significant progress recently with the completion of the 2 mile long, 100-foot deep Waterfront Tunnel named Hazel.Named after environmental activist Hazel Johnson, the Hazel Waterfront Tunnel will prevent millions of gallons of combined sewage from polluting the region's waterways.

Turn-key would likely be the smoothest, but I am open to a fixer upper if the numbers work.As far as the unique funding, I am an equities investor with accounts held in trust and therefore my taxed income is quite low which limits my options unless I opt for a portfolio loan or separate entirely through a DSCR loan.

My bet is they won't be happy about it.