Explore remote investing options like turnkey properties or out-of-state rentals with property managers, and use summers or gap years to network, analyze deals, and gain hands-on experience.

Over the summer my wife and I bought our first condo with the idea of renting it out later on down the road and kicking off our investment journey.

This was a no-brainer and has a payback of about 3 or so years (probably less with how my tenants use the AC in the summer) plus again, it'll help sell the property down the road.I really wanted to separate the water as I found a few good sub-meter companies but the water lines go every which way and make it impossible to attach a meter to one.

However going into the summer my bookings have slowed down, i do not currently have a pool. 

As listing inventory built up in the spring, prices softened a bit as we hit the summer months with an uptick toward the end of the year.For broader context, here’s a chart of the median sales price of a single-family home in Austin over the past 10 years:Compared to the recent price peak in May 2022, the median single-family home price in Austin is down approximately 17%.

This past summer he got stabbed in the neck trying to break up a fight. 

We currently live in Houston, TX but we will be relocating to the Seattle/Bellevue area this summer for work.

I resided in the home until summer 2020 (total 2 yrs 9 months) and then deployed overseas for the next 4 years; selling the home in June 2024.  

A lot of people find those lot to build on in their retirement, and in between use them as vacation spots in summer.

-Marty Summers