Rents continue to climb as well but likely not enough to keep up with increasing monthly mortgage payments when considering interest rates and soaring property values.There are 2 main schools of thought when considering investing in an expensive market like Long Island.- Robert Kiyosaki, Grant Cardone, and similar thinkers believe its best to invest in markets with higher cashflow while renting where you want to live.

My current internship in Dallas is going very well, and I expect to be back in the city full time in the summer of 2026.

Hi Ella, welcome aboard,Your post about your real estate ambitions, encompassing the purchase, renovation, and sale of properties, as well as the ownership of Airbnb rentals, is indeed an exciting endeavor.

It provides basically a tenant portal where you can upload copies of the lease, manage electronic payments, even do other things as well like maintenance requests.

There is a ton of info on this site, as well as a meet up that others have mentioned.  

In my case, the current property is jointly owned by my wife and me, and the LLC will have the same two members as well.

Those will be hard to show in documents for 1031 exchange as well.

Lake Murray is a great attraction to the area as well.

I have a few areas in mind that would appreciate nicely as well in the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe areas. 

Most importantly, learn how to manage it well so you don't squander your investment.