I believe the moderators/creators of these sites make money off of folks running adds. 

And I haven't run all the numbers yet, but I think renting in SB will save me more money in the long run than buying property. 

Each investment vehicle has its pros and cons.

@Celena LathropThat train of thought still runs inside me but I believe I need to keep on increasing my credit score, pay off as much debt as I can before I am able to make that type of purchase right?

You need to analyze your finances to see how long you have to perform.If you have 100,000 saved up for example when you left your job to go into real estate full time and spend 5k a month to live on you have  about 1+ years before running out of money not closing anything and incurring business costs.Often people have little to nothing to start and are under capitalized for starting a business which is what you are doing.

If that money runs out, Medicaid will step.To prevent abuse, each state has stringent rules including "look back" periods where the state can disqualify someone based on the transfer of assets.

I'd say get a basic website up and running while you send the cards out. 

Maybe work on timing to have the tenant's vehicles out of the way.

Except for the loan where you would be better to lease the vehicle.

If it's a window unit it could help to run a fan in front of it to push the air farther into the room.