I may be able to construct and entrance.2. was 30 minutes from work and sons school. 3. had some sweat equity and pretty small with a tiny bathroom for us to live in. top of budget. 4. the neighborhoid wasn't exciting it felt kind of sketchy but had seperate entrance for airbnb. no are for storage for us and realy small for us to feel comfortable living. where do I make sacrifices just to get in the market?

When you first jump in, the universe seems very large, but you'll find the world of real players; the guys/gals that continue to show us is tiny.    

@Scott Rankin I am putting down an offer in Alpine lake, 18332.200k for a 3br chalet.

So last year after purchasing my first tiny (small) home short-term rental (which I'm currently living in) and planning on investment number 2 I decided this was the path for me. 

Purchase price: $265,000 Cash invested: $5,000 Tiny/Small Home that I'm currently living in.

The neighborhood, called Alpine Heights, is all about the same age as the house and a mix of those that have been rehabbed and those that need it.

The lower portion of the house is tiny, and there is this antiquated in wall TV cabinet that I want to get rid of.

Also, five people for 360 sq ft (and this is an opinion here) sounds odd to legally allow to rent to in that tiny space. 

hi everyone, this is my first time posting to bigger pocketsi am an airline pilot in my mid 30s and looking to create a new life for my wife and myself and our baby on the way. i have dove deep on BP and been scouring the bookstore and the podcasts and learning as much as i can about investing in real estate. we currently live in a 1b/1ba home we own, and no longer owe any debt. i bought it for $120k in 2015 with 2br/1ba, met my wife the next year, she moved in and we gutted it and rehabbed it ourselves (aside from some structural flooring stuff and the final electric and water connections) and blew the tiny bathroom out into the adjacent bedroom, making the house a 1br/1ba. we did all the framing and flooring, paint and drywall and fixtures ourselves. we plan to add an additional bedroom or two, and possibly another bathroom, in the unfinished attic at some point. i was granted a HELOC for $120,000 with my local bank after it got reappraised a month ago at $163,000. i think we spent around $25,000 on the rehab so i'm feeling pretty darn happy about the situation. obviously the covid exodus from boston and new york have pumped real estate prices but we dont really plan on selling any time soon; but possibly renting it out if i get relocated for work.i am trying to find my first investment deal, and my wife and i have narrowed down our plan to aim for a rental with cosmetic rehab and solid tenant base. we thought about house hacking. i'm not sure of where i'll be sent next with work, but i will be sent somewhere else soon. our local market (vermont) is not very landlord friendly so we are looking at long distance, self-sufficient rental as our first investment. i am leaning toward student rentals, and after searching and comparing prices and stuff we have chosen to focus on a few different college town markets in the TN, KY, WV region. i have found a property i think might fit. its a triplex with three 1br/1ba units and off street parking, split utilities, w/d in each unit, located a half block from campus. it seems in decent shape, its been on the market over 200 days, and is listed at $190,000 in a market i believe i can ask at least $750 per unit for rent, which would bring my cash flow to near $1000/mo if i used the calculator correctly.what next??

I have an active Reg CF right now for our tiny home community project.