Once you have figured out the first 2, the last questions will fall into place.

No better place to start.

The Shoals is a great place to settle down and take life slow.

The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran into a series of issues, and have abandoned the place because of them.They are hoping the bank allows a short sale (asking for roughly $20,000 under what is owed)Here's what's made them so unhappy:Anytime they used the laundry it was dumping into a dry well, which would back up into the house forcing them to take their laundry to a laundromat instead!!

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

My wealth was tied up in assets and I wasn’t at a place financially to not work.

The BiggerPockets meetup section and Meetup.com can be great places to start!

@Ken M. rents are softening in the places that have had a lot of new units come on line.  

Date: 01/20/2025My fiancé and I are moving to a new area and have decided to rent a place.

. - $6k/ month is our freedom number from a W2- Buy & Hold MFH is our plan (turnkey with PM in place)- This quad was built in 2024 and we're able to secure a 3.75% 10 year rateHow's this deal looking or would it make more sense to go another route?