Digitize physical receipts for easy storage and use a consistent naming convention for easy sorting - 2024.03.25 Home Depot.- Maintain proper records, such as contracts, settlement statements, and promissory notes.- Additionally, you can track income and expenses consistently using software or spreadsheets.If you track everything, you could show a loss and use that to offset other earned income (such as a W2) which will net you a bigger refund.

If they were married, I'd think it would be more of a conversation about their future, but I can understand that if you are only with someone for 1-2 years they might not be willing to pack everything up and follow you on your real estate journey right away.Any thoughts or ideas to help us sort through the weeds on how to go about finding a house hack with these constraints? 

Let them know that you are still in the business and ask them if they or anyone they know needs anything in relation to real estate.Call for-sale-by-owners (FSBO's) Many new agents are hesitant to reach out to people that they don’t know, but these are people who are motivated sell their home.

So I had a windfall and can sort of "semi retire" with a part time low stress job. 

Get knowledge, follow experienced people, and leverage wisely.My Take:If you have two houses, excellent credit, and motivation to build wealth, you can learn to manage your money responsibly.Use HELOC, credit cards, and business credit funding to leverage your cash and buy properties faster.

If you are borrowing money, you are going to be using equity of some sort.

Give them a little extra motivation to maximize property income and keep things running smooth like butter.

What is your motivation for an STR and the Hawai'i market?

WE have all sorts of rifles and AK etc etc..

Removed and come back, or of the sort.