Meanwhile, if you ever consider other markets for diversification, places like Omaha, Chicago, Austin, San Diego, San Antonio or right here in Phoenix each have their own flavor of opportunity.Out of curiosity, how do you see Jasper fitting into your broader investment goals?

If I were considering investing, I would read the PPM and Op Agreement to ID risks and further questions for the sponsors. 

The insights shared by the Realtors, @Zeke Liston, @Jimmy Lieu, @Nathan Gesner, @Samuel Diouf, @Sam McCormack, @Min Zhang provide a solid foundation for anyone starting out in this industry.From a property management perspective, it's great to see you're considering the long-term rental strategy.

I'm considering a fixer upper to retain as a rental but need guidance on how to pick reputable contractors.  

I literally started my real estate idea by considering buying property in Japan, but eventually decided that the US made more sense.

Another thing to consider is your goals for this first house hack and your living situation.

So, I consider credit a little more pragmatically.

The way I'm looking at it, if my spouse and I only do employer matching for the 10 years we would have more than enough in there and still 10 years out from being able to access it.I do plan on doing 401k loans for deals if the numbers check out, and I've considered rolling over some of our 401ks into roth IRAs to access our contributions but we'd have to pay taxes out of pocket (a big hit to cash flow) and we couldn't touch it for 5 years.  

but mostly considering Ohio or Indiana at this point.

Consider a different investment location if you can't find an experienced team with all the necessary resources.To build a local investment team, start by finding an experienced investment realtor.