@Gino Barbaro I would love to be able to take you up on that offer, but I am moving to Europe for my next duty station in March but I will continue to follow Jake & Gino over seas to stay motivated and in the game!

The property you're buying will probably outlive you, and this is a long game. 

Also remembered to play the long game, the entire southwest of the country will have no water soon and there will be mass migration to the Great Lakes bordering states.https://www.realtor.com/research/top-housing-markets-2024/ I don't like Toledo anymore.Too many out of state investors are here now making the market better than ever.It's frustrating growing the business so much.Preferred snail pace growth like when we first started hehe

If most of your competition has a pool, I'd go that route and try to add something indoors like a game room.

The downside is this is a very expensive game to get into.With medium term rentals, it will be less management but monthly revenue will be lower.

We are both motivated, but seems like there are too many options to choose from, I feel like storage for boats/cars/RV’s is my end game, so I can spend my days fishing lol!

Regardless if you live-in the property or not it's a numbers game.

Inventory is low and activity is high, so 3.5 percent down isn't going to entice a lot of people to jump (low skin in the game) unless you are paying substantially more than someone with 20 percent down.Also, FHA and off-market almost never go together.

Their other finishes are painted, so if you choose a stain, then HD is right back in the game. 

I am interested in investing in real estate in the DFW area (specifically Denton) with creative financing methods, and I am trying to expand my network of players in the game of real estate.