How to get into real estate on a small salary or little to no savings, according to 6 successful investors who used creative financing strategies to get started

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A row of three houses.
Floor plans are shrinking across the US.

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Take a look at this skinny 'tube house' that's just 13 feet wide and is home to 3 generations

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The skinny house from a distance
The property is in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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A company that counts billionaires Marc Andreessen and Laurene Powell Jobs as investors says it's bought 50,000 acres of land to build a new 'walkable' city in northern California. Here's everything we know about the plans.

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California Forever counts Marc Andreessen and Laurene Powell Jobs among its investors.

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A Gen Zer living in a microstudio in Dubai says it's changed how she shops, cleans, budgets, and socializes

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China's property crisis deepens with 87% value wipeout in developers' dollar bonds

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Yonghe Lamasery is seen in a sandstorm at night on April 10, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck

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Disaster vultures are investors who take advantage of people who lost their homes to natural disasters in order to turn a profit.

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As Hawaii mourns its dead, investors are swooping in to make a quick buck

A California homeowner fixed up her converted garage and rents it on Airbnb. It now pays for her mortgage.

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Outside Selma Hepp's ADU in Burbank, California.
Outside Selma Hepp's ADU in Burbank, California.

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The housing market's inventory crunch deepens as listings fall for the 4th straight month in August

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US housing market

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The Chinese property market may look like it's imploding. But one expert doesn't think it'll cause a financial crisis — and there may even be a bright spot.

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Aerial photo taken on August 29, 2023, 2019 shows the Evergrande Yuelongtai residential complex in Longgang District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.
China's property market is in a crisis.

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The ultimate real-estate guide: Where homes are most affordable, prices have the most upside, taxes and closing costs are lowest, and rents are falling the fastest

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A for-sale sign home in Washington state
Homes are just about the most unaffordable they've been since the 1980s.

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