2019 Goals: My last year in College- $10K in savings (Not Accomplished)- All A's (Not Accomplished)- Church every Sunday (Not Accomplished)- Read Bible every morning (Not Accomplished)- Read 20 minutes every day (Accomplished)- Go to Chilis 11 times only (Accomplished.

If you found a few handymen you could rely on, and make a trip out there for a few days to get things set up with shopping, decorating, and furnishing the STR that would remove the red flag of the property manager, and significantly boost your material participation hours to clear one of the thresholds.

I informed them that their contract states they are expected to pay up until the end of the agreement regardless of living their or not. 

And before countering had a conversation to try to find out what's really behind the offers. 

Welcome to BP.

I have been on BP for a while but my profile is prompting me to do an intro.

I think it is entirely up to each one of us as individuals to look after our own needs and ensure we have a roof over our heads.

I'm reaching deep into my psychic thoughts… I see it… A majority of people who respond to this post will be real estate brokers… I can see it!

Staying local and house hacking—especially now, before kids—gives you so much flexibility to set yourselves up for long-term success.Your financial foundation is super strong, and house hacking a quad sounds like an amazing first step for you two.

Having said that, since you're a newbie my strong suggestion is to go thru a professional initially.