Absolutely, real estate can still be a smart investment—even in this market—and the Panhandle is one of the best areas to consider right now.

If you have that, and do your due diligence, it's not going to matter.You seem scared to be a landlord before you even start so it's likely not for you.

Does renting the home while deployed void the eligibility for exclusion of gain, even when the home was lived in/primary residence for 2 of the last 7?  

., It might be even more complicated than you think. 

If you know of anyone please refer it to me.My situation is that even though I have my STR certificate the OSE officers keep knocking on my door, the 1st time I was home and I talked to them, and because I had guests they didn't insist to get in.

Even with our recent price increase, this discount gets you up and running for less than our 2024 price.

I think you should be paying about 10.5%-12% on average right now, 1-2 points as well, and some lenders will not even need an appraisal.

Even with the redactions, it's not hard to figure out based on deduction how much we are making from the rental and from my income.

That alone brings you to negative cash-flow and that is even without accounting for any municipal utilities.

The mailers I receive for my properties are not of a high enough quality, to make me believe the sender understands what gets a recipient to even open or read the mailer, let alone respond.