I just want to be able to rent my property out and have the option to enjoy it as a vacation home as well.

I would focus my research on properties that can bring an enjoyable experience to guests, such as nicely renovated house near lakes/state parks/national parks, with amenities like deck and perhaps suana and pool, also a bigger house that can host more people/pets/cars.

I'm a professional in another unrelated field and the time I spend to manage the rental properties are not worth my hourly.

To get into real estate investing at a young age with strong credit, think about plans like living in one part while renting the rest, making friends in the field, beginning with bite-sized properties, using savings and credit well, and eyeing areas that might grow.

I did enjoy local meet ups when I was just starting out.

While it's not rocket science, it takes a certain personality to find it enjoyable and not frustrating.  

from spending my last 10 weeks in miami looking at 500 land deals and making offers and doing underwriting on deals with construction values higher, the playing field above 10 million is so much easier and better and of more interest and separates all the newbies from sophisticated. at my level there is no reason to do small deals. the only multifamily I do under commercial at this point is a triplex we build over and over for out of state investors in Columbus Ohio which is just a unique little niche. tampa I'm not too familiar with zoning or rezoning but columbus is such an old city it has so many mutilfamily properties and rezoning is very easy to get the entitlements for ground up new construction.

Do you enjoy landlording?

My wife, Brooke Pantlik, manages our 3 rental properties and 4 additional STRs.We are looking to branch out into the multifamily space and are looking for potential partners.Outside of real estate, I enjoy going to the gym, fishing and duck hunting.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

I believe my experience in the market can be valuable for both buyers and sellers, but I'm also eager to learn more about building a strong real estate investment portfolio.I'm particularly interested in BRRRR strategy, short-term rentals, and multifamily investing.While I sleep, eat, and breathe real estate most of the time, I also enjoy sports (go Vols!)