My goal is to reach financial freedom within the next 5 years.

Some houses just don't fit into any formal rules we have at the moment.

I looked at a used stackable W/D set, 24" wide model, which will fit just right in the laundry closet, for $400 with delivery, or $525 with 1 year warranty.

I found a lot with a SFH home on it, but its been zoned for a Multi-Family.How could I execute a purchase, tear-down, build.I want to purchase the house for say $150K cashtear-down the propertybuild a new duplex(MF)refi into a VA Loan.FYI my goal is to use my VA Loan at whatever stage of the process to best minimize my cash outlays.The tear down in Question is in Troy, MI in the Athens High School boundaries

My long term goal is to reach financial freedom by building a buy and hold portfolio that consist of single/multi family houses.       

My main goal right now is to absorb as much information as I can while I'm still in school so that post-graduation I will be in a solid position to begin investing.

With a sponsoring employer producing limited income, the key benefit of higher contributions in the Solo 401(k) would be moot.Get out and learn more about the program and see if it will be a good fit for you.  

Then fine tune your research of each stage to reflect what your current comfort level is and what your goal is.

With that being said, it is not impossible to get a good deal still on a property that will cash flow, if that is what your goal is.  

These two new purchases will wipe me out, but my goal is to start saving again and hopefully get a couple more in another year.I am bit addicted and see myself expanding my portfolio annually.