Not hustle as he sounds like a passive investor as his age would suggest that he doesn't want to be in debt for the next 15-30 years and risk quitting his day job that close before retirement.You can always purchase land in California and build a small cabin to rent out.

Hi Bubba, Transitioning to online-first marketing is crucial in today's digital age.

I could be somewhat flexible on age of the house, but I chose 10 years because if we are living out of state, we would need to rely on local contractors for repairs and capital items, which can be costly and eat up all your annual profit.

Hello, I know that this thread is quite aged.

Man how this aged!

At your age I would start with a primary residence and house hack a small part of it for STR.

During a social encounter, I unknowingly interacted with an individual who misrepresented their age.

If we need to hire someone to mow the rental properties lawns or maintain websites, I am not sure why it will be very hard to convince IRS that we could hire our own kids to do the job if they are capable, and their payment is reasonable for their age.  

Census.gov will give you (for any city/state) the population, median home value, median household income, median age, racial distribution and more.

My response to a few:@Kevin S.The rate of appreciation varies by location, price range, property type, property age, and other factors.