We currently live in CA, but are moving to Illinois in the coming months - so this will be our state of residence soon.

Getting right to the purpose of my post, with all the relevant context: I’m 52 and living near Seattle.

Have you considered other starting strategies like house hacking or live-in flips?

Do these folks have temporary  overage for places to live?

I live right in Glastonbury and I serve the greater Hartford area.

Co-living is going to grow and grow as time goes on (but maybe less so in my neck of the woods, to be honest).

. :)This is especially true if you rely on furnishedfinder.com as your primary lead source (which you shouldn't, but that's another post) as when you make that connection with a prospective resident, you are selling yourself as a landlord as much as you are the property as a place to live.

Most bankers can run live pricing to help you make a final decision without having to have your credit pulled several times or fill out a dozen applications and submit docs!

I live in the area and invest mostly in the suburbs, so I would be happy to chat!

We live in San Diego so would be long-distance, TBD if we self-manage or enlist a PM.