Strong job growth, low unemployment rate, and strong population growth.

First day on the job?

But to put it in perspective I was only making $35,000 a year at my day job. 

(+1 sub)speaking of uncut gems. it's interesting that was the movie you were going to watch, given your situation. can't really compare RE to gsmbling, but the guy had heart and wouldn't give up for nothing. great job on persevering thru this storm! 

His roadmap for retirement is $500k liquid assets, paid off primary home, and more than 1 income source (real estate, part time job, social security if old enough, etc.).

Quote from @Lexi Lehman: Quote from @Derrick Lewis: I use TurboTenant for their other features (and tenants submit maintenance requests there), but haven't seen anything about a partnership with Lula until now.Lula doesn't cost anything for the property manager as a subscription normally, you just pay on a per-job basis.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

The consistent population and job growth are driving real estate values along with many companies choosing to move and develop here like Intel, Amazon, Google, Meta, etc.

The value of the hotel is based off of how well it's being operated.My advice would be to get a job in the hotel industry.

If it's not feasible due to circumstances I suppose I'll have to adjust my situation (find weekend job, move back to NJ with parents, move to a different state with, etc.)All responses are appreciated, and I am absolutely open to chatting on the phone by the way.My view on house hacking is it can be a great tool to buy a house you could not  otherwise afford, but it shouldn’t be a goal in it of itself if that makes sense and that’s not to discourage you from investing just there are alternatives such as the stock market. so I’d start by asking where you want to live, do you want to own a single family home or does it make more sense to rent in a more interesting neighborhood like Arlington, Alexandria, that’s gonna be a personal choice, Will your monthly payment actually be less than renting/how many people do you need to get in the house to afford that?