@Joseph MuleroTo boost your rent plan and make more money in the medium-length rent market, think about these steps: slowly add furniture to the new place while you stay in your current home, pick cheap furniture, use a credit card with good terms, look into loan options like personal loans or home equity credit lines, try out the market by listing the place with few furniture pieces, aim for easy-to-change furniture for flexibility, and talk to pros like real estate agents or home decorators.

Of course, if the lien is filed after we get a prelim but prior to close, we'll pick it up on the date down which would delay the close, but not leave me stuck.

No saying where things go but much like your employer you can kind of see the industries picking up in NC.

At this point I will have pick up about $450K in appreciation after sales costs, but that is before taxes and I am in a high bracket. 

And finally, on a Zoom meeting today as part of a nation-wide Asset-managment, week-long seminar, a "eQRP" provider mentioned being able to borrow $50k as a loan from the plan and pick your own interest rate. 

Pick the kind of place to buy, like houses, buildings with many homes, or places for businesses, based on what you want, how much you can spend, and how much risk you can handle.

So I would say pick no more than 2 or 3 markets maximum and really drill deep into those markets, really get to know them.

It requires experience to "pick and choose" which we work on with our investors individually.

The YouTube gurus make it sound like it’s as easy as picking up a property over the counter and selling it on Craigs List.

However after speaking with my husband (who is totally on board and supportive) I feel it would be better to pick a market in my "backyard".