@Dajana Topic nope not at the moment, i've recently taken an interest in Georgia myself but haven't done much homework yet on areas of interest...i am looking more for STR

Smooth sailing so far but that could change at any moment.

Tracy is good for investment but unfortunately ROI is not very attractive at this moment

Zarrin  Crowdstreet has traditionally had the largest # of deals to choose from (although at the moment has just a handful). 

I wrote a great article on this somewhere in the forums, but I cant find it at the moment.

My family member I co-signed for doesn't have good credit at the moment so any refinancing would have to be under my name.

I was in IT for 42 years :)Perhaps in 5 or 10 years that might be the case, but I don't see it at this moment or the immediate future and am not aware of any products yet.Zillow has the resources and the need.

I didn't mention numbers on purpose, because at the moment I'm mainly seeking your opinions about my strategy and general approach to this kind of project, meaning whether I'm living in la-la-land or am rooted in reality.

I haven't considered investing outside of the UK at this moment in time.

You also might make some useful connections for buying supplies from HfH's ReStore in the future.I don't have any DIY projects at the moment, but I'll keep you in mind if a good learning opportunity for you comes along.