Without know more specifics, I'd suggest selling what you have now and investing in properties closer to where you live (and pursue 1031 exchanges).

Right now I'm living in Baltimore, still working 9-5 W-2.

We live in Wisconsin have been at it since 2021 and have 5 properties.I have 4 options that we have been doing that work for us. 

I went owner occupied either conventional or FHA.  3-5% down at the time you only had to live there 1 year and then you can move out or move on. 

One of my goals this year was to take actionable steps into jump starting my real estate journey, so here I am, taking that first step.A little about me: I'm a San Antonio native that lived out of state for a couple of years but has migrated back home.

There are no crazy tiles, the countertops don't have aggressive veining, and there are no crazy accent walls in the living room.

First: Can you commit to living there for at least two years?

That means the government has been borrowing my $600k (instead of $1.2M because I don’t live in California.) interest free for more than 10 years.

The person worked for H&R Block, now works for TurboTax Live and is being honest about their skills: NOT QUALIFIED.

We are currently living just south of Boston and are looking to purchase a 2-4 unit property in which we would live in one of the units.