Bonus: have you thought about your 10 year goals/plan?

When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan me and my husband are thinking bout:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

Partnering with an amazing agent and focusing on flipping/a normal job/different business can be a lot easier than trying to learn the ins and outs of sales as a Realtor.

Of course the high crime statistics cannot be ignored in these cites, however I'm planning to buy only in the nicer/low crime neighborhoods which hopefully eliminates most of the crime risk.I was wondering if any of you could provide feedback on comparing these 3 cities.

How are you planning to fund the rehab costs?

This makes them an attractive option, especially if you expect rates to drop in the coming years or plan to refinance later.And if you remember the housing crash, know that today’s ARMs aren’t like the risky ones back then.

Pleasure introducing myself to this community and let me know if you have any plans to come to Dubai soon and we could meet up for a coffee or a call!

Not promised or planned, actually funded. 

I did a mix of hard money loan and 0% business credit cards.

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