I’ll be honest it’s not clear to me real estate is necessarily a better investment than say the stock market, certainly not a bad investment but not as hyped as some people make it, you need to decide how much owning your own home is worth to you & also how long you plan to be in the area, if you will be here for the foreseeable future, bite the bullet and buy, if your not sure where you will be in a few years, renting might make more sense.

Would love to hear people’s suggestions or thoughts. everyone’s so amazing in their responses and I really appreciate everyone’s thoughtful feedback!  

After punching your rental income from tax returns MOST people more or less break even ion a rental.

So we shall elucidate five myths and truths about investing in them.Myth 1: Distressed Properties Are Always Money PitsMost people think that distressed properties require major renovations, which wipe out profit returns.

I haven't seen a lot of discussion about this topic which surprises me since I feel like personal finance people talk about HSAs all the time! 

The audacity people have to trash your place, treat you like garbage and want their money back. 

I've written similar posts a handful of times, and there are other threads in these forums that discuss investing in Japan.  

With regulations increasing we've been seeing more and more people who want to invest in STRs start investing in Vacation rentals.

I've seen too many investors find a good property, then hand it over to a terrible PM and the entire thing fails. 

And proper screening prevents those people from even renting your place.