We can get a second home without putting anything down (VA loan), move into the school district we want and a much nicer home for our growing family:Current home (want to rent this out):One of the largest lots in the area 1/100 lots in an area with 1000's of properties that has navigable water which is our water, at 2.75%, 280k remaining $1650/month, rents $3000 mom will be lending 25k over 5 years at $500/mo payments, and we will use a property manager $300/mo = rental take home of $550/mo incomenew home (hypothetical estimates):$550k @ 7%, paying ~$3300/moWe will have a period of 9 months starting Dec 2024 where we would be at about -$100 where our older daughter goes to pre-k for $1150/mo and infant is in daycare for $1650/mo.

I was the real estate manager for Georgia for the largest AirBnB arbitrage company in the world before becoming a real estate agent here in Atlanta specializing in furnished rentals.

There is a lot to the processNote I am not an agent (nor would I want to be one), but there are times when you absolutely should use an experienced person to handle one of by largest financial transactions you will go through in your life

Also there are weather issues with Indiana winters and pipes possibly freezing, thunderstorms and hail damage2) Knowing how long to hold onto a property, 1031 exchange it to another property or DST, or in some cases sell it and pay the small capital gains tax (if any) to have less headache. 3) Underwriting the deal incorrectly (factors: local appreciation, rate of rental increase, economic growth, gentrification of area) and being overly optimistic (a renovated 100 year old home is still going to have problems).

Here's info on Huntsville:Now Alabama’s largest city, Huntsville’s military (Redstone Arsenal), space (NASA), telecommunications (ADTRAN, AT&T), biotechnology (Hudson Alpha), diversified manufacturing (Toyota/Mazda, Polaris) and a variety of emerging specialties provide challenging work (#5 Best Places for Career Opportunities) in delightful surroundings (#3 Best Places to Live in the US).

How do you assess the overall investment climate for multi-family properties at present, considering factors such as interest rates, economic indicators, and housing supply dynamics?

I host one of the largest real estate meetups in Worcester MA.

Adelson is something like #22 of the world's richest people or maybe richest in USA, just bought some big plots to probably build one of the worlds largest casinos....interesting as we don't allow casino gaming yet. 

@Kim LeJeuneThe economic reality of the contract must be examined to determine whether you have a purchase option or deemed sale. 

They could keep out agents who would have competed on price.This is the same line that many posters have said to meThe solution to this concentration of economic power often requires political power — namely, antitrust enforcement by the government.