I’m a 41-year-old father of six who loves the Lord and is driven by a desire to build a better future for my family through real estate.I own a small tile installation business, am a certified insurance agent, and am currently in the process of obtaining my real estate license.

He also used to be a wholesaler so when i find deals he will lock them up for me and send the contract hes been using for years to his attorney, and then he'll still pay me out for my work.

At this time the primary goal is passive income and then scale within 5 years as I gain more experience and network. 

As long as you're prepared to be a landlord and live next to your tenant for at least a year, house hacking is a great way to get started.

I would offer to pay $600k to the seller but I would want a year to complete all of the entitlements and settle with permits in place and originate my construction loan as part of the settlement.

Despite the house being operated for years by the prior owner as a STR. 

There is another STR owner in this community I've talked to, and he's been doing it for 1-2 years and he said it's still been a real pain to deal with. 

Some of our deals took 1 to 3 years or more but when we landed them ( being that timber is a high profit business) these were 6 figure net deals..

Which may also be a reason to hold on to your current place (appreciation).Second, have you been in your primary at least two years.

Has it been your primary residence for 2 years or more?