Became a real estate agent after I fell in love with home ownership processes and out of love with my 9-5.

Home price appreciation is still trending up, but cashflowing rentals are difficult to find for the most part.

Please extend an invitation to your tenants to visit me in my home (1925 block/stucco construction - a dang bunker for all practical purposes)...footsteps bother them? 

When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan I proposed to my husband:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

Well, a large number of our members are rental home/apartment investors but there's plenty of other RE opportunities out there. 

There is a single family home in front, and in back there is a guest house/loft above a garage.

Well, that’s definitely something to write home about. :-)You use the word “WE” a lot.

Better than underground homes which have issues with moisture etc.

Not much has changed in my life, but if I now have to finance a rental property vs primary home, my options change. 

This allows you to participate from the comfort of your own home while still networking and learning.