Major rehab on the land and both homes over 1.5 years.What was the outcome?

Continuing on the north coast, another idyllic vacation rental location is Pacific City Oregon.

Im happy to scan a few over to you if you like you could use as examples. 

They also benefit from strong schools, which can be a huge draw for long-term tenants.While you may not achieve high cash flow immediately in these areas, the property values and rents tend to appreciate steadily over time, aligning well with your goals.

We all know houses historically go up in value over the long term.

-ask around at my next local REIA-plug in to the Airbnb Groups & Local Facebook groups -reach out to real estate agents-watch Rob's video "How I'd make $10,000/month on Airbnb if I lost everything and had to start over"-virtual assistant-co-hosting

@Tony SchmuckerFrom my experience of working with over 400 investors, your strategy to relocate, house hack, and transition properties to management is a strong, methodical approach.

At it's basic level:Assumption: Asking the bank to turn the loan over to you and going through the normal underwriting process, credit, income, DTI ratio etc SubTo: Taking over the loan without telling the bank, no underwriting, no credit check, no income verificationBoth have risks, but it's not my intent to be detailed in this post.

No way I'll have taxes hanging over my head into October just because they're too busy with others to file on time. 

To get started, continue learning through podcasts like the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast and books like "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and "Set for Life."