I got tired of paying to live in other people’s homes.

I suppose I would not be looking for a primary residence immediately as I won’t live in it while I’m still living overseas.

If you are doing a live-in flip why not use that equity for a down payment with a refi or HELOC?

That was short lived!

I sometimes wonder if people just feel lazy dumping their money into an index fund in the stock market and actually using all that free time to go out and live life.

If we're talking about some Section 8 houses in Cleveland or Detroit, sure, I am with ya, I live it every day, but what we're talking about right now is a different world.

@William Taylor so many options...Use your RE knowledge to: WholesaleFind rental deals to sell to investors locally or here on BPStart leveraging your personal contacts to build your sales businessFind a motivated seller willing to do seller financing:- Move in worst room or basement, rent out all the other rooms for max cashflow- You could even live in the basement and STR the rest of the house

She has lived in area for years. 

HiWhen we started out we bought a multi family property and lived in 1 unit.  

We live in Wisconsin have been at it since 2021 and have 5 properties.I have 4 options that we have been doing that work for us.