@Crystal Smith  Thanks for the reply! 

This way I won’t get a review that says “it was awesome but they had Cholula and we prefer Crystal - 4 stars”

@Crystal C. this is beyond awesome!

Crystal river's?

I have lived in Madrid Spain, Milan and Verona Italy, and was based in Yokohama Japan for a year and a half while working on a Crystal Cruise ship cruising the world.

@Crystal C. the first thing I would suggest you do (you may have already) is to check the exterior.

That said, nobody has a crystal ball to inflation and we have experienced some of the highest real estate gains in our lifetime.

How big of a component it is to your plans will depend on the market.Here on the east coast of the country - with exceptions for the HRM - we are not seeing meteoric market appreciation, so you are neither going to see a huge benefit, nor risk, in crystallizing any gain in your personal residence when you put it into service as a rental.As an example.

My name is David Beltz, and I am starting my real estate investing journey with my girlfriend, Crystal.

Welcome Crystal!