A trust may offer some of the same benefits as an LLC, depending on your goals, and allowing you to claim the part of the house you live in as homesteaded tax.Make sure you have the right home insurance and consider an umbrella policy for extra protection.Certainly buying a house, using conventional financing with limited money down as a primary residence and renting out parts of the house to help pay the mortgage, is a smart financial move.

If your dead set on STR, then do it SMART.

Setting expectations sounds smart.

Well priced properties still get jumped on pretty quickly - we have a smart pool of local and of out of state investors.

Congratulations on being debt free and for being smart enough to be patient! 

Based on your eloquent writing and good use of grammar you seem like a smart person.

You can succeed in both markets if you make smart decisions and perform the work necessary.Good luck

Getting creative about using your primary as a chess piece for your investment journey is just fun and probably the best way to hit the fast forward button on your investment journey (so long as your reserves and marriage are strong enough to handle it).Honestly very smart way to play out using your main property as a source of income.

It's a big decision, and it's smart to consider all angles before diving in.You're right to weigh the current market conditions and potential future trends.

I think this is smart to do, but you are making move for quality of life as well so make sure the town is a place you will enjoy (along with the new job) living.I've seen people use metrics to move out-of-state without really getting a feel for how much their lifestyle suits the new market.