@Robert Spiegel It’s great you’re thinking about this!

I think for just one or a few, you could just DIY it with Amazon hardware.

Use this as a way to secure downpayment, then refinance and pay back the loan to secure your cryptocurrency.That said however, I think real estate investing is going to change dramatically over the next several years, largely due to smart contracts and tokenization.

If you’re thinking of branching out, cities like Austin or San Antonio are worth considering, but staying local has its perks too.

I don't even think she knew what I was talking about and she had a heavy accent and didn't seem to understand me very well.  

• Crowd-sourced projects (think Crowdstreet, Fundrise, Roofstock)• Moving into investment for 2 years and sell (seems extreme and low level of confidence in strong desired results.) • BBD - Bulk everything together into one large investment, cash-out refinance, rinse/repeat (seems like ongoing work like we have today.)• NNN - purchase triple net lease opportunity (1031 everything into it, managed under trust, tenant takes care of everything) • Sell each off the normal way (even spreading out one a year, heavy tax implications and truly diminishes decades of work.) • Give/donate each away-----I expect many here have already been through similar dilemmas and interested in experiences, lessons learned.

Bullet 1 points to the folly of this thinking.  

I think the best thing to do is live in one side and rent the other when your starting out, I wish I did.

He and I created an LLC for NC a few years ago when we were thinking of buying a rental property there.

Best of luck, and if I lived nearby I think I’d be bullish on, and potentially investing in the area as well!