When you invest, it is a good idea to have a 5-10 year hold horizon that you are planning for, not just looking at the immediate situation in an area. 

Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

I plan on using that equity to get myself into real estate investing.

I plan on purchasing a home WITH the help of my Japanese boyfriend.

One other thing that people in their 60s can consider is - if you are planning on taking Social Security and making passive income part of what you live on, rental income may not count as income against your Social Security benefits.

@Ramsey Doumani This is a great plan.

We send our clients  a comprehensive list of what we see COULD be fixed, as we have no idea how each owner will want to maintain their property(s). 

Real estate just like stocks and other strategies requires intelligence and a plan.

I just set up my vrbo account and still some finer details about planning the communication, cleaning service, maintenance persons, etc…

It has a full studio casita out back that will be an LTR.I plan on buying 3 or 4 investment properties this year after I learn more on the co-living marketing and rent collection side of things.