I also suspect inflation will drive continued migration to lower cost of living / lower tax states.  

If you're going to live in it for a bit and fix it up you can adjust accordingly.

From Brooklyn to Florida and Mississippi, your expertise as an investor, agent, and designer is impressive.We’re excited to have you here and look forward to learning from your experiences as you work to change lives through real estate.

I live in Sheboygan Falls, WI. 

Especially me as I do construction for a living. 

I live in my own primary residence and that is fully paid off. 

Cost of living increases are real.

You'll likely also reduce your cost of living by moving to a stabilized apartment.Depending on the cashflow and debt paydown, you can use this strategy until you've built enough equity to reinvest.On the other hand, getting into a multi-family after refinancing will also help you build substantial equity to rinse and repeat in the coming years.

a lot of people will poo poo this, but I also live in a market where cash flow is low, property taxes are high and properties are expensive (which is a relative term).

I'm familiar with the Greenville area, having lived in North Carolina for a few years.