I've specifically learned a lot from Dave and Henry on their podcast, but also appreciate Jesse Vasquez' approach with her mid-term rental investments.

I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

We're often helping each other problem solve our listings or helping with specific situations that are occurring at our properties.

@Destiney E Goins please ask more specific questions that we can actually answer!

Specifically, Texas has some of the highest insurance and property taxes in the nation, but the appreciation makes up for those high costs in the long run.

I’ve never had this specific issue but mistakes like this are pretty common. 

The Chicago Association of Realtors'® specifically state "When you become a Dual Agent, you owe equal fiduciary duties at that point to both parties in the transaction, and you lose the ability to negotiate for, strategize and advise either one."

I've tried to research laws and regulations for MTR but there hasn't been anything set specifically like STR. 

Baselane is a banking and bookkeeping platform that was built specifically for real estate investors.

If so, it would make sense to figure that out first before deciding on a specific area.