But that's all way over my head. 

I would go with a house hack as it requires the least amount of cash while also putting a roof over your head.

I say this because I want to affirm for you that there are certainly instances when it is advantageous to begin NOT in your local market.

In that instance, she'd be on title to 20 properties that are financed either by you or her.

Any good HML will know this number off the top of their head.

I know here in Galveston not a tremendous amount make it to the auction as we have lots of door knockers that will go to houses as soon as the list is posted to try to scoop it up beforehand but you might have great luck in the other areas.The only other point that pops into my head is to look at the market expansion rates.

I know the pointy headed intellectuals will argue that a lease purchase obligates the tenant to purchase the property at within the agreed to time frame.

Big Sky, Montana; the Outer Banks of North Carolina; and Hilton Head Island saw a 39%, 27%, and 25% increase, respectively.”As seen above, best-performing destinations are located in rural and suburban areas.

I just listened today and my head is still spinning a bit from all the questions I'm supposed to ask myself and ways to go about it.I haven't pulled the trigger on getting a Pro membership yet but that could be an option for you to access the new BP Insights data.

@Ryan Xu thanks for the heads up!