If you don’t already know what this is, Google it and you’ll find a nice video on YouTube.

Houses are complex systems where lots of stuff can go wrong and there are lots of opportunities for improvement. 

If you could find a duplex property (or a single family house that could be turned into a duplex--check any HOA restrictions first), or a "fixer upper" to live in, that could be a better use of the equity you have in the rental house.If you run the numbers and decide it makes sense to sell the rental house (check with your accountant, figure out closing costs to selling and buying) then you'll possibly have more money to put towards a primary residence.You may want to check the neighborhoods that fall in the school district you want to stay in and look in "under appreciated" areas...maybe not the A class neighborhoods, but ones that have potential of becoming "improved".While I understand your desire to stay in a particular school district, it's not the end of the world to consider other districts if they will allow you to build real estate/family wealth that will put your entire family tree in a better position."

But a word of caution- mobile home park investors buy parks not only for the initial return but for the increased resale value as you improve the CAP rates down the road. 

We have seen steady appreciation around 7-8% over the last 10 years (you can look that up on YouTube) and are on track to another 8% year so far.

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As for the rest of point 4 I think, in a vacuum, this might be correct but as technologies improve, especially LLM/AI products I think Agents will become even less important.

Real estate you can paint, rehab, improve.. 

I'm talking about one what-if here in hopes that we can do some risk management and think through a potential worst-case scenario.The scenario: I am purchasing my first property - a big SFH or duplex, with an FHA and I plan to househack the property the first year, make minor improvements, rent it out, and refinance, and then repeat.

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