In truth, you do not need to invest where you live as there may be better markets that produce better cash flow with solid capital appreciation in many areas throughout the US.

Truth.

As long as you are being truthful, let the truth be known.

Truthfully I think I'd like to run everything by a tax lawyer to make sure I'm taking advantage of everything I can, but haven't yet.

just tell the truth. your new to this and your looking to buy a home to move into with your family.

Pace is a public figure and a Biggerpockets author, so I'm guessing if there's truth to the above it would have been found out by now.Remember kindness get everyone a whole lot further then unkindness and defaming behavior, no matter what! 

@Russell PayneI have both and I prefer STR’s the upside is massive but truthfully most suck at running it especially most STR management companies.

The truth is, you could read 100 books and still not know enough because certain things need to be learned through trial-and-error.

The unfortunate truth about cheap properties is that a hot water heater and a roof still cost about the same as a proprety in a more expensive areas so your repairs/vacancy/capex is going to eat up a larger % of the gross rent than a more expensive property even though the $ might be similar.

There isn't any harm telling the truth.