[Click the image to see full size.]Real estate investing is for achieving financial independence.

It would just need to be a situation where they have great contact with the person doing that managing of the project (I.e. have known the person for years, great reputation, person has experience in flipping etc.).

I'm eager to learn about how to find and fund properties that help my family financially and my community with affordable/reasonable dwellings for young families and newlyweds.

Happy to discuss this further on what might make the most sense for your end goal.If you are renting right now and starting your path in real estate investing, as said above, I really do like the house hacking strategy for your situation.

It also sets the expectation that rent should be paid through the system you’ve chosen without escalating the situation.

There is one meter, so we tried to look at putting a digital submeter, but every plumber says it won't work in our situation. 

Do you need to empathize with the seller and their situation?

HELOC can be good for this situation - then you can pay it down and use it again for other life events etc. 

Germany's resilience to global financial crises and its strong fiscal policies create a favorable environment for real estate investment.Moreover, interest rates in Germany remain at historically low levels, largely due to the European Central Bank's monetary policies.

I can's imagine a situation where all 4 tenants have elected to hand wash their clothes and use the dryer (there is no utility sink in the laundry room).Can you think of any reasons why the dryer would be used that much more/washer used that much less?...