When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan I proposed to my husband:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

. - Prices are too high- Prices are falling- Interest rates are too high- My Cousins, Mothers, Sister told me that Real Estate is too riskyThere’s never a “perfect” time, but everyone wishes that they started sooner.

It is very messed up and I am trying to remove it from the building to avoid and further mess.So she started arguing and I gave her one week to remove her stuff.

(ATTOM)While specific monthly foreclosure data for Maricopa County in 2024 is limited, earlier in the year, in April 2024, the county recorded 281 foreclosure starts.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

I personally believe you should start in your own backyard and find a way to make it work.

Whether you are processing inferred signals such as pre-foreclosure and tax delinquencies or optimizing for explicit leads using SEO.There are definitely good deals to be found on MLS, but I am sure we all agree the bigger the information gap, the more opportunities there are for a lucrative deal.We have actually seen great success partnering with some of the most tech-forward wholesalers; They are fully capitalizing on the "first mover advantage" aspect of this information gap; streaming real-time leads directly into their CRMs to automatically start their sequences.

I have a portfolio of SFR out of state, but I am looking to start doing some deals on LI and want to build my network up here.

Once you convert the former investment property to your primary residence you will then start to convert a proration of the gain from tax-deferred to tax free (according to the number of years it was rented/lived in). 

After time you can start finding them on your own after you learn more about the business.