Some alternatives that I have considered is purchasing a single-family home, living in it for a year as a primary and then moving and renting it out, or looking for a single-family home with a decent-sized basement and converting that into a unit.

@Hardy Davis  As long as you've lived in the property for two out of the previous five years, you could qualify for the 121 exclusion.

I found value in it, so I have renewed my membership each year, but the students definitely got more aggressive in the underwriting the last few years and now those deals are paying the price.

I don't want to say I have knowledge like a professional but I have been learning about real estate for two years now and was considering getting my license I had taken those courses but some things happened and I ended up not getting it right now I want to start with wholesaling real estate for other personal reasons to get a head start on experience.

A property was vacant for 40+ years, tax lien sale on courthouse steps happened last december and someone won that. 

Hi, i'm 22 years old and looking to get started in real estate.

Below 575 FICO you would have to go Hard money and it will be a loan to value of 65% or less.At 575 there are some investors that can do 30 year fix but at 50% LTV. 

That means clients shooting for LTRs with one or two year leases.

Yes, it's a 10-year declining dependent up on your term length and amortization period:  What You Should Know About SBA Prepayment Penalties | Pursuit (pursuitlending.com)

Anything else is garbage and will be a disposable car at the end of its 10 year battery life or whenever it gets i a minor accident.