Quote from @Miguel Del Mazo: Furnished Finder is definitely worth the costs despite the company continuing to raise their yearly price.

And it’s about to be very personal to you as the one who is going to be responsible for it, and maybe have a significant debt to pay back on it.The vast majority of business owners selling their business genuinely want to see it continue to succeed, even if it has no monetary impact on them.

Explore Local Market Trends: Is Bend’s market likely to continue appreciating, or is it plateauing?

My 2 cents is prices are crazy inflated right now, but believe it or not I think it will continue because of continued demand pressure for the area from people fleeing higher cost of living areas and moving there, with access to 87/17.

I appreciate any feedback as I continue to do my research.

We do want to settle in a little bit here while continuing to do our homework, but hope to get into something in the next 6-12 months.With the way interest rates are looking now and what little I see on public listings, I think a smaller multi-family that needs a little rehab would be the best bet. 

Do you have any additional insight on continued self manage from OOS vs PM?

I have no social sphere or contacts family or friends in Oregon (I don’t know anyone besides my fiancée).Goals: continue to have flexible schedule while enjoying what I do (selling real estate) and making good money.

This is not as passive as other investing but it will help launch your portfolio so that you can continue to invest without needing to work additional jobs.

For the contractors, there are always going to be ones that have you already saying yes to stuff and will just continue to send crazy change orders, and when they do that is when you stop the project and go elsewhere.