However, we found receipt management (downloading emails and pictures and saving them to Google Drive) to be so cumbersome and decided to join QBO train.

Quote from @Michael Brzozowski: If you need renovations once you decide on something, im contractor currently looking for investors to work with:) I will keep this in mind.

These homes tend to individually appreciate over time and are actually not bad places to live.The places with the lot rent you have to decide if you want to be in the mobile home business and buy the park.

I was going to attempt my first flip and decided I didn't have the risk tolerance. 

But it bounced back okay in 2021 and boomed in 2022 so we decided to double down and get an older costa rican style property around the corner.

You have $80K in your savings account, and you decide you want to invest in real estate.Knowing what you know now, what would you do with your 80K?

Just something to think about as you're getting started and deciding on logistics. 

BiggerPockets has great resources on both sides - explore and decide what's right for you!

We already have had that and are only looking at getting one or two more properties unless we decide to 1031 one of our multi unit properties.

Hey Phil, I remember that jittery mix of excitement and nerves when I decided to step up from the smaller stuff.. it can feel like you’re eyeing a big mountain and wondering if you’ve packed the right gear.