Hi @Cameron Dasteif I understand your question correctly. you would A. buy a house for $200KB.

We live in an area where prices for houses around around $700-1,400 a sq ft (and climbing!) 

I’ve double checked comps from houses that have sold the last 3-6 months.

Maybe I'll branch out in the future, but not sure yet.Slow flipping or house hacking would be great, but I have a 4 month old and we love our house, so that's off the table.I guess I'm looking at ways to minimize risk when starting out.

Something I've observed for many years is that the price of housing in the Boston area has skyrocketed. 

Have property under agreement to purchase for 10% above my back end sales price ? With comps? New home in new subdivision i'm in agreement on price with builder. How am I able to recover my funds at closing without as...

Keep it simple, call your local building inspection office and ask what are the rules for homeowners /investors working on their own houses.

My team an I hauled over 12 tons of items from the house, did a minor renovation, and converted the workshop into an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).

Contact the housing department at FAMU and see if you can get on their list of off-market housing opportunities.2.

If you have less capital, you can bring those skills to the table in a partnership and attract financing from others.If you're a veteran, the best strategy is to do a house hack with a VA loan.