I'm Ben Crumbliss from Lancaster, Ohio, an active real estate agent in the area, and I am searching for my family's first rental property.

The house is a high ranch single-family home with three bedrooms, a bathroom, living room, and dining room on the first floor, and a finished basement that has a full bathroom, bedroom, and common area.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

I won't be investing in the riskiest/most supportable asset subclasses such as hotels, and tilt my portfolio the ones that have historically been more stable such as multifamily and single-family housing.

The current owner is getting older and needs to move back home (according to family) towards my hometown.

Additionally, townhomes appreciate much slower than detached single family homes tend to.My personal advice would be to sell this property and then 1031 either into a better property near you that is low maintenance, or (probably better for you) invest the capital into a syndication or partnering with an active investor where you should get returns better than the stock market. 

I am particularly passionate about multi-family in the Northwest Indiana area.Outside of real estate, I enjoy sports and spending time with family!

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Hey BP family,I am new to real estate investing but would love some experts insights so I don't get burned on my first dealThis is the property: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/724-N-22nd-Ave-Bozeman-MT...My thoughts are my wife, 8 month old and I could live in Unit A for a year or two while we rent out Units B & C to help cover the mortgage payments until we build/buy a more desirable family ranch home with min 10+ acres which we've been looking for but have yet to find.My hesitation is I've never been a landlord and am reluctant to get in over my head with property problems while simultaneously growing an online business and being a new father.After some negotiation we counter offered 895k with a 2-1 rate buy down for 20k and the sellers have verbally accepted but since our offer expired we need to resubmit.

Just sold a duplex at Baylor University and am interested in STR condo in Destin, Gulf Shores Coastal area (family goes every year) or Colorado, or Smokey Mountains seems to be a great place to invest now.