Your house build won't kill you physically, but it certainly will most probably damage you financially in a big way.On the schedule and budget point - yes, I'm saying that builders with 20 years experience and an entire team of experienced subcontractors are not able to complete a home on time or on budget due to COVID and general supply chain issues.   

Losing sleep and the associated stress could negatively impact your personal and professional life… which could REALLY hurt your finances even more.One of my golden rules is put your personal (physical, mental, emotional) health first.

Big, big difference.This is dependent on location of course, but one reason I prefer existing homes is that you are not only buying the physical house, but also the existing rules and regulations.

When I look back at 2022-2026 or 27, I will notice I bought a lot of physical RE, private, public debt, small caps and emerging market equities.  

When it comes to property analysis, I never miss the critical step of physically inspecting each property.

Digitize physical receipts for easy storage.

My goals are to close on two real estate deals, improve my physical fitness, finish my masters degree, and I am getting married in may so I want to start off my marriage well and enjoy life with my fiance!

For real estate strategies such as house hacking or even buying and rehabbing, those require you to be physically close to where the project or renter's will be.

Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.

The fact that I am out of state makes it even more difficult because I am a single mom of 2 toddlers so I can’t go there physically before making a decision.