Get in, strap up and enjoy the ride.

My goal is to always have a home ready to buy, I may need to increase to 4-6 lots in order to do so, we'll see how 2015 rides out. 

It has been rated sixth in historical preservation, second best kids museum in the country and second best food festival. more sunny days than practically any city, and if you like that "old time community feel," how about a city park that has has kiddie rides for a quarter?

We're also locking in very low interest rates with CMBS debt, so we have 10 years to ride out whatever is coming in the markets.  

Hopefully, that wild ride taught you everything you didn't want to know about real estate, and everything will be smooth sailing from here on out.  

You can't switch horses in the middle of the stream, you need to ride that horse all the way.

Unless rents are extremely low in apartments in an area you'd be comfortable renting in with a teenage daughter, you may end up in a tighter situation than you're currently in when considering repairs, moving costs/stress, potential for future repairs with tenant in place, and liquidity to get a tenant in place.This could definitely be a time for creative solutions like taking a withdraw of principal from a ROTH IRA, or good old-fashioned elbow grease with a second job or freelance work for extra liquidity to get you to a more stable arrangement for you and your daughter.From one father to another, you will find the way to make things work and take care of business: it's what we do.

If so, in what fashion will it be hinder.

There is no active fire suppression system that is cheaper then good old fashioned water.

. - We have not relocated there as a working couple because I am in the fashion industry (tough to transfer skill set - fashion is mostly east or west coast).