Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Depending on the market, A game room can give you a similar ROI with much less liability. 

The rental demand in the area has been consistent, and duplexes offer the flexibility of house hacking or scaling into multi-family investing over time.With your experience in construction and remodeling, you’re already ahead of the game—fix-and-flips or BRRRR projects in Kansas City could be a perfect fit for you. 

You might have somewhat of a case against your Home Inspector - they have E&O coverage (Errors and Omissions), but basically this is a buyer beware game.

Baselane has been a game-changer for me, saving a significant amount of time compared to manually tracking everything in Google Sheets.

The amount of downpayment requirement insures buyers having "skin in the game". 

I had to have an awkward conversation with my favorite realtor when their broker suggested everyone had to pay a $700 “document fee” on every sale.

No (institutional) lender will finance 100% of your purchase price as a purchase, all lenders want "skin in the game".

We cannot breach our guests' trust by playing games with them. 

.#1 NUMBERS GAME:  It's not easy.