The office buildings can't be used for it.

The best way to start, and the build on podcast and books, is not to buy, it's to go to local meetups and make more connections.

Newbie here.I’m curious of a possible situation where I build a small 2 bedroom guest house in my back yard for a short term rental.

@Jeremy Rosen I am a little interested in STR but have concerns about occupancy rate, chaos from being in the same building as the renters, and the capital to not only buy, but also, furnish the STR. 

I have been committed to investing in Real Estate as my main form of building wealth since realizing its wealth building powers a few years ago.

As for the 73k, 10k of that is my own money so even if at 73k I should get back 10k at least with a 105k property that is cash flowing a little.Might be worth doing 73k and holding off on the other till I build a bigger nest egg / equity. 

I would focus on certain markets and build out your portfolio there.

I know I might work harder but at the end of the day it will be on my own terms and will go towards building a better future for my family. 

I would focus on researching the Manchester Market, building a team (ie. start be finding a investor focused realtor), and start to tour houses as soon as possible.

Build a legal rental unit with kitchen, bathroom, new windows and others, according to the design from Sokol Design-Build GroupDig out the basement and install a new concrete slab, it's a separate addition job and will cost $ 15K - $ 20K.much better than the first one (and yes both are insured and are experts in the field) I may have to GC this project myself to save some money.