My longer term planning is 100% move to Kona or Hilo.If you want to know good furniture store then I can refer as well.

Thats like saying more stores won't take cash, as they aren't sure that the cash wasnt stolen. 

but because I also practice IBC, that I would be max funding a whole life policy NOW so I would be storing my cash in a more beneficial location than a HYSA, can leverage the money no questions asked for any future investments you might decide on YET still earn interest and likely dividends on the cash value, flexibile repayment terms, and protections on the backend for you and your loved ones.Not to mention tax deferred growth and a future tax free income stream of dividends up to your basis.Could also serve as a 529 equivalent (didn't see it above) for your children if you didn't put policies on them.Without knowing all the details it's hard to say. 

Big box stores on sale.

And due to the increase in the cost of purchasing food at the grocery store which has been pushed up in price, and also the must have purchase of gasoline to get to your wage slave W2 job which has also gone up so much since they stopped handing out money to people.

And what about REI gets you going-- is it as a store of value, speculative investments, cash flow, or just an innate interest in REI.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Just got the fresh MLS data for May 2024 for the Milwaukee metro area:- median price for the metro area is now 341k, up 8.1% YTD- we have a chronic rental shortage, rents are up 4.6%- inventory is up a whopping 57% from last yearTake inventory with a grain of salt, because we had almost nothing last year, so 57% more is still not much.

Not an expert, but saw your post and thought I would chime in while the info was fresh in my mind.  

From the living room, step out onto the large deck and soak in the beautiful mountain views and fresh air; a great way to unwind at the end of the day!