Deciding where to focus my energy has been a struggle for me for well over 20 years which is why I have not been successful to date in either, that and being a full time mother trumped them both.

Linky link.The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it suspended the reduction of Mortgage Insurance Premiums, effective immediately.HUD sent out an announcement just an hour after President Trump was sworn in on Friday, stating that the cuts have been suspended indefinitely.The letter, found here, stated that the FHA will issue a subsequent Mortgagee Letter at a later date should this policy change.

For potentially short ownership horizons it makes more sense to be less in debt, because loan amount trumps rate in that scenario. 

They come and go so quick, that I don’t have one at the moment that trumps this one, but I’ll keep following and respond in a day or so I’m sure.Bruce

As an extrem example, Donald Trumps would never be a billionaire if he self managed his properties.

The next step for me should probably be to develop relationships and gain knowledge from others by going to some REIA meetings.From my real estate investing, I am not looking for an extravagant lifestyle like Donald Trump.

Many would-be investors never get started because they can’t trump emotion with logic and empirical proofs.7.Don’t put the cart before the horse, but make sure you have both: Have a game plan.

You might wait to see if Trump reduces the cap gains tax as well.

In fact, I would even go so far as to say the advantages you'd have as an active local investor would likely trump any perceived or actual benefit you'd get in investing in one type of market or the other remotely ... so I'd say work with what your lcoal RE market has to offer, and that could actually be a fairly wide range with all the local sub-markets. 

All snuggles and cuddles but bring up the "green" and that can change faster than Trump can send out a tweet, particularly with all the challenges that arise AFTER the wedding.