Way to stir up the hornets nest on Day 1.

I would recommend installing a nest camera or two around the house for two reasons.  

High speed internet, nest thermostat, ring doorbell, etc.  

Often either foreign money looking to be parked in blue chip real estate, or existing RE investors who have made a lot of money, know the local market well, and are adding prime properties to feather their nest while mitigating taxes.

I also have an interest in stocks and have finally picked up a small nest egg to throw that way.

Yes investing an IRA in real estate is another good way to grow your nest egg.

Balancing wife's nesting needs with my long term goals of real estate investing.Thanks!

Get a small nest egg built up and you can get into a house hack with an FHA loan with 3.5% down.You can do it, just got to hustle!

My objective is to build a nest egg that I won't touch for 20 years or so, and I have a pretty small appetite for risk in this portfolio. 

I'm hoping I can save up a nest egg in the next couple years so that I can just operate with cash.