so, for each individual person, it's more or less doable.if it's going to take you years to save up a down payment, can you increase your income and/or cut your expenses?

The trick will be to find one that has enough rental income to offset the taxes so you can make some money.

With housing prices skyrocketing, the increasing cost of raw components and lumber, and labor shortages, the idea of owning a piece of income property is just not in the cards anymore for many individuals.

I've also filed my personal 2023 tax returns and have those available with the STR income included.

You didn't say anything about your income which is also a big factor.

In my state asking for last months rent is treated the same as asking for an additional month of security deposit.

We have huge growth to come from recent additions to the tech sector (google, intel, amazon, honda, and many start ups).

Do the two rentals combine and then offset W2 income or do they remain separate? 

. - Contractors- Capital providers: JV partners, private money lenders (PMLs), hard money lenders (HMLs)sFor additional context, are you going to be flipping and actually selling or are you going to be fixing and holding for rental income? 

And you are offsetting a W-2 income in the household.