My thoughts are current housing supply + high rates + high home prices in OR are restricting our options and liquidating the brokerage to pay off the townhouse = $400k asset + $2,400 cash flow that we could then use to leverage or save into buying another property outright or scale into 4 plex and use the rent to pay down that mortgage too.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

I had a couple clients lock in just recently at 7.1% on 10-30 unit deals.

For instance, in places like Austin or Chicago, I’ve noticed similar deals pay off when you have the right property management systems dialed in.

I work in GA.  

The country simply does not have enough affordable housing units, and the new supply of affordable housing units is not keeping up with new demand.

You may pay $500 in the summer and $1000 in the winter.

I would rather invest in safe markets that produce a good return, then I can use that income to pay for a vacation anywhere in the world.I'm very pessimistic about the STR market in Hawaii.

Find the style that people are doing in the area then find equivalent options for materials at local supply houses.

Soaking tub in a bathroom?