I'd love to go the route of buying a multi-unit and living in one and renting the others to save more - but again in Boston that isn't really an option currently for me unless I find the almost nonexistent deal!

I was thinking about going the reo route but in a previous post it was brought to my attention that this is a difficult process with many roadblocks.

Either go that route, or choose buying a house or buying rental properties as your focus to study and research.

If that is met, without having any prior business activity or massive income it will be nearly impossible to take the route of a commercial loan from a big bank wont it?

This should be enough proof to lessen your worries.Rather than go the 90 days route, non-payment of rent should allow you to pursue a 30 day eviction notice.

If your buyer's lender will accept a repair credit, I'd go that route.

So if your interested in that route I'd be happy to talk with you.However, hiring someone is probably your best route.

In fact, RE is one of the safests routes to wealth you can take.

I wouldn't go that route.

However after further digging, it looks as though I can somewhat do a seller finance through either a land contract or a lease with option to buy (Seems kind of like a back door way of doing seller financing without having to have the mortgage loan originator license):http://www.indianarealtors.com/Uploads/Indiana_Realtor_Advocate/Legal_Hotline_SAFE_8-6-2010.1.pdfSo, that said I'm going back and forth on which route I want to go.