In fact, this new wave of cases in the states that reopened earliest could sidetrack the fledgling recovery.

,several years ago I purchased a home in Fort Wayne and meant to buy more but got sidetracked. 

Also, side tracking from the original point, airbnbing a house hack can generate a lot extra compared to rental but it's a bit more work.Anyways like I said before, you can apply for an FHA loan and only have to put 3.5% down payment.

Economic Update(Monday, August 10, 2020) The resurgence in coronavirus cases is sidetracking an economic recovery that gained steam in May and early June, slowed in July, and now indicates a rocky path ahead.

I hope I don't get sidetracked in any way.

Jon- thank you so much you clarified alot in that response...I was looking at irs.gov. and got side tracked on a few different things...it makes sense...are these difficult to do yourself or would it be easier to hire an accountant?

I can see how many people get sidetracked or bogged down or overwhelmed.

Then I got side-tracked by a career change that involved significant travel for about 4-1/2 months, at the end of which my wife and I welcomed our first and second children into the world (ask me sometime about getting "the call" while out in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania).Perhaps it was the podcasts, perhaps it is the new work environment, perhaps it was the realization that in 18 years I'm going to be paying $$$$$ for two college tuitions simultaneously, but I have shifted my focus away from strictly buy-and-hold to a phased approach.

After many years as an independent mortgage broker in California (when I wasn't sidetracked by something like sailing off to Mexico & writing a book about this true-life adventure) I have developed the ability to be effective anywhere.

I first started reading books about real estate investing in high school but got sidetracked with all the fun of being a twentysomething in NYC (probably could have bought 5 houses in cash with all the $ I blew on partying, sigh).