You rarely will get both (at least not right now in this current market).If you want to explore different opportunities within various areas of the Valley, get a seasoned investor-friendly Realtor who is competent. 

@Lucas KirmaIt’s great that you're exploring different strategies for real estate investing.

This is a pretty critical difference.  

It could even be (more) interesting from a lifestyle point of view as you'll get to stay in different cities/houses every time you go.

Of course, for some they would not want to do anything different than what they already are doing.

🎉 As we kick off 2025, I want to encourage all my fellow Americans stationed in Germany—or preparing to move here—to start thinking differently about your housing allowance.Did you know that your housing allowance could be more than just a rent payment?

But, a fair deal and a good deal are two different things.

Great point, there's also two different behaviors that can logically result from same estimates for future inflation: raise lending rates, OR buy hard assets.

The short-term rental (STR) loophole allows for different treatment of rentals with an average stay of seven days or less, but this doesn't change the REPS hour requirements.There is no official IRS form specifically for documenting REPS hours.

Let me know if you were unable to download and I can email you a version in different format.