Unless there is a firm job offer at the other side of my military obligation, paying down a mortgage is not a good use of my funds because I can’t access that money again.  

When a demand letter from a firm goes out, it changes the game from checkers to chess. 

Perhaps, this is the "big boys" room (big girls too) and it is your firm belief that your statements push people to greatness. 

We firmly believe that waiting passively will not yield results.

But once you get a property under contract an good insurance carrier can get you a firm quote pretty quick. 

Or, your sellers could consider syndicated deals put together by reputable real estate investment firms that would allow the sellers access to income-producing assets that are professionally managed.  

There's not many licensed VLS firms out there who can manage STRs in Nashville right now, but there's a lot of STRs that need management.

I can also share the local contacts I have made in the past decade for all the services you will need if you decide to pull the trigger ie: Notary, CPA, Real Estate law firms, photographers, property managers, financing, developers, etc. 

If I had 75k to invest and my goal was to scale and build a multi million dollar REI firm, I'd not go more than 20k in transaction costs to close on my first deal. 

But most people are not walking around with huge unrealized capital losses.”Capital Gains Tax Strategies for Those Planning to Sell in 2024If you’re planning to sell your home in 2024 and believe you may have a large enough gain to trigger a capital gains liability, you can consider these three strategies:Tax Loss HarvestingThis involves the sale of securities at a loss to offset capital gains taxes owed on profits, says Paul Miller, CPA, founder of Miller & Company, an accounting firm based in Queens, N.Y.