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.

She has lived in area for years. 

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

That was short lived!

@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

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. 

., appliances, HVAC) into shorter-lived categories.

The best projects I've seen from my desk are folks who are doing hyper-targeted, well-researched deals that are generally in higher cost of living (there are exceptions) areas. 

Most bankers can run live pricing to help you make a final decision without having to have your credit pulled several times or fill out a dozen applications and submit docs!

I live about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta so I'm not sure that a STL is good for my situation.