If you're a single mom with student loans, a car payment, and living paycheck-to-paycheck, then $20,000 would be devastating and a reserve is critical.

HI Robert,There are several ways to run and make sure you are maximizing your rental income while keeping your living expense as low as possible.

We lived in it almost 2 years while working on it.

Which neighborhoods are close to where you want to live? 

If you can live in it.  

@Steve Vaughan That is awesome you're getting paid to live in your housing situation!

Maybe ask the neighbor to prove that they are filming their fence line and not people in the pool by sharing their video feed with you?

My goals are grand, ambitious, and future proof.I plan to build affordable homes in a way that is self sustaining, and desired by many.I plan to invest into Single family homes, and multi family homes to get the individuals who live in them a better life.I live in Utah, so the market is not the best.

I live here, invest here and help OOS investors invest here so hit me up if you ever need anything!

If it is somewhat habitable and you can live in it for a year, you can get primary residence financing.