Take it with a grain of salt or a whole carton or morton's iodized, because at the root of it every investor is different and so is every unique investment situation.Thanks for all the great insight, Sean!

 Hey, This is a unique situation, I purchased my second property in June 2024, a single-family home that used to be a duplex, and is still zoned as a duplex ( remains 2 addresses).

They can offer tailored guidance depending on your unique situation and objectives.Assess Your Tolerance for Risk: Take into account both the type of properties you intend to invest in and your level of risk tolerance.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

This caused a historically unique opportunity for investors - they could buy Class A properties and immediately cashflow when renting them out.This couldn't last forever, and it didn't, as excited new investors drove up prices.

Every market is different, but in New Orleans there are two types of guests: 1)  Guests looking for a dirt cheap place to stay and don't care where it is, but will complain about the tiniest little things, when in most cases the Airbnb is much nicer than their own home.2)  Guests looking for a unique stay in a real neighborhood (how Airbnb started, until investors of faceless LLCs started to gobble up and change the fabric of these neighborhoods).

A unique project in South Los Angeles is transforming real estate development in California.

Here are some pros and cons to try and help you: PROS: 1) Despite no match, you are still contributing to a 401k, which carries unique tax-advantages (Tax-deferred or in the case of Roth, tax-free growth).

If you walked up to Michael Jordan and said, "I want to learn sports" he would walk away.

Hey, BP community I wanted to take some time to tell you a little about my thoughts on out-of-state investing as many investors stick to their local markets, but out-of-state real estate investing offers unique opportunities that could boost your portfolio.