The items need not be high-end; they can be sourced affordably without compromising visual appeal.

In this high-interest rate/high-price market, house-hacking is more about offsetting as much cost as you can.

You can use the costs of classes on a down payment and the time in classes can be used finding properties.All my high net worth RE investor clients don't use their degrees at all.

Hi All,I am considering distance investing due to the cost of entrance being a little high in my locale.  

Second option, if it's even valid, I could build a new house in one of these new communities and then have the house for another few months and sell it (assuming that it would have increased in value) Any input to any of these two strategies would be highly appreciated!

Zillow, Trulia seem very high!

I've also considered the high desert but have never looked at properties there.Good Luck!

I am encountering roadblocks when it comes to our credit score (mine is good / his is crap), experience with flipping (I have no experience / he has 22 years of flipping experience) and the amount of cash liquidity that some of the hard money lenders want is still on the high end especially starting out.

I had a conversation not that long ago with a friend who I've known since high school. 

I live in California and like many California Investors prices are just too high in the area I live.