However, the hard part is the expensive bay area entry price - even with the VA loan, it's still difficult to find places that makes sense for both while we house hack and when it's turned into investment property if we move.

She supported me through school, and now that I'm stable in my career, I want to return the favor by helping her build a retirement nest egg.Her financial situation isn't ideal, with maybe only about $40K to her name and no significant assets.

The first one is often the most difficult to acquire, but also the most important to set the foundation to build upon for future scalability!

My first rental, and I will have a very small cash flow (Thanks to high rates and high prices, but I took the plunge and decided to get into it anyways to build long run wealth).

Hi SteveThis is great information, we were looking at RBC initially but heard it would be difficult.

It is a TurnKey mixed use building with 1 commercial unit with USPS as the tenant since 2008, and 3 apartments filled with long term tenants.

My interest is in building wealth through eventual buy and holds, but still working on the savings end of it all.

I can learn how to put in meter bases and multiple circuit boxes in my building and learn how to do it, for a $500 consultation fee plus parts.

You have no experience but want to build 9 houses, hmmm this will not end well. 

Developers and construction companies have adapted their strategies (Build for Rent), embracing innovation (light gauge steel construction) and diversification (new product types) to meet changing consumer needs and market demands.