We then purchased 2 houses for investment purposes.

Continue to learn and save right now.

We should see a continued rise in inventories going into next year, which is normal for this time of year.

You would be committing mortgage fraud if you knew that you only intended to live in the house for 6 months before taking a job opportunity in another state.

You can be sure they will continue to negotiate for, strategize and advise themselves.If the laws are similar where you are, you should consider if you want someone doing those things for you, and whether you are comfortable going toe-to-toe alone with a licensed professional on a $1.25 million purchase.

Losing a house to unpaid taxes can be devastating, but there might still be options. 

There’s an obvious housing shortage here in SoCal.

House hacking and multi-family properties are great ways to start in real estate!

Quote from @Scott MacComb: I am doing my first true house flip (have remodeled plenty of houses for rental) and am trying to figure out a contract to use with a new general contractor whom I have not worked with previously. 

House hacking is an incredible way to live affordably while building wealth through real estate.