Even if my cash flow is negative while I live there, I will still be enjoying all the long-term benefits of owning real estate and my living costs will be cheaper than renting if I choose the right deal/property.I appreciate the insight!

I can fly to Greece and enjoy the ocean there for less.

Thank you @Dave Foster I look forward to my new venture and investing in real estate hoping to achieve financial freedom and enjoy my life with my kids and my beautiful wife that has a terrible debilitating autoimmune disease.

I enjoy finding creative ways to monetize normally overlooked spaces at my rental properties. 

Best of luck to all you out there. enjoy your holiday

@Henry Clark Your writing skills is excellent.I learned & enjoyed at the same time.

I enjoy the quantitative side of it all.

However, I enjoy the more operational side of flips and would like to grow my business out of state to increase flipping volume and have less competition in finding deals.

If your tenants have an enjoyable experience with you, as opposed to hating you, you will go far if you are self-managing.

Wife and I would like to phase out of work here soon so would like to maximize income so we can really enjoy retirement and help out our daughters if needed.