I live in the Las Vegas market and have investments and a real estate brokerage in Henderson.

I bought a single family because I thought I could house hack in the same way as a duplex and in ways it certainly could have and did work but I didn't expect the relational aspects of having people living in a property I purchased.

You can also do a live in flip where you use the equity to sell and reinvest down the road.

,I have sold and been managing properties that are near the MIA and haven't had any complaints from residents who are living in them.

There's definitely a few things to note since you are residing in Europe, most of the investors we work with that live over there do put it in an entity but there are a few details for how that would work since you aren't necessarily local. 

Additionally, I am beginning to believe you don't live there to be the "house monitor" as this seems to be going on for a time period. 

Sometimes people don't want to live next to people that have a bunch of garbage in their front yard, that are loud and obnoxious, that are creepy and weird, or maybe who knows maybe the house next-door or on the same block had a murder or a shooting happen at it and it is a well-known thing that people can look up. regardless, I think that due diligence goes into affect here pretty well.

I also suspect inflation will drive continued migration to lower cost of living / lower tax states.  

Does USAA know that you are living in it?

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