I do engagement marketing in a trades focused field lending me to having very good relationships with tradespeople whom I consider friends- and I trust thoroughly.

I am always on the lookout for off market properties around the Sacramento area.

Investing out of state in the KCMO area sounds like a smart move; it’s such an interesting market with plenty of potential.

Our portfolio currently cash flows, but cash flow isn’t our top priority right now since we plan to use this portfolio to supplement our retirement in 12 years when I leave the Army.My biggest challenge is committing to an out-of-state market.

I know a young lady that just did that in my market, so she was licensed just days after her birthday.What are you planning to do with the license?

Personally, I wouldn’t invest in a market where appreciation averages only 2%.

We're exploring creative ways to provide him with the cash needed for the down payment while avoiding triggering a taxable event.One strategy we're considering is purchasing his future primary residence ourselves, making the mortgage payments, and then, once we've built enough equity—comparable to the appraised value of his rental properties—transferring the title to him as a form of exchange.What are your thoughts on this approach?

Just closed one in my IRA to kickoff 2025 and looking to expand that market.

@Dennis Bragg, how did you factor improvements and market appreciation into the buy-back price?

There are a lot of affordable properties in Knoxville, but the growth isn't terribly vibrant and the deman isn't what you'd expect for a city of that size and that close to the Smokies - you're mostly looking at college rentals for the meat of the move season, and the SF market, while it exists, doesn't really compare to Chattanooga.