Mainly I’m trying to avoid “aged poorly design” glassblock walls, small bedrooms, older windows (wood/aluminum, single pane), aluminum patio covers, and to a lesser extent landscaping.

I am thinking of doing some remodelling inside, moving around a few walls, opening up the kitchen. 

Quote from @Maxnbee Nyabende: We are OOS investors and have a small portfolio (5total) SFH and duplex in the Northwest Arkansas area.

Quote from @Kris Gardner: Sept 1st, 2024 I acquired a duplex in Ohio.

yellow walls don't really work in this city" or "actually, there's a bottomless pit in the front lawn that is putting people off".

Quote from @Sushil Iyer: We have a SFH and a duplex that we own free and clear, and a duplex on which we have a residential mortgage.

This reminds me of the story of a wall-street banker convincing a fisherman who already has time for his friends / family to instead scale his fisherman business(get employees, integrate, then sell the business) all of which will lead him to be able to spend time with his friends and family.It already sounds like you have a great life - spending time wth family and in great health.Having additional money doesn't sounds like it would improve your life that much.

Hey, I'm a house hacker myself. 1 SFH, now rented out completely, and currently in a duplex that I just refinanced. 

I’d love to house hack and start with a duplex or larger, but I’m just finding is hard to shop around in our market.

However, the price would include the 7 duplexes, 2500 sqft Single family, and an additional 3.5 acres of vacant land attached, all located less than 1 mile from High Point University.