Thats like saying more stores won't take cash, as they aren't sure that the cash wasnt stolen. 

My longer term planning is 100% move to Kona or Hilo.If you want to know good furniture store then I can refer as well.

Big box stores on sale.

but because I also practice IBC, that I would be max funding a whole life policy NOW so I would be storing my cash in a more beneficial location than a HYSA, can leverage the money no questions asked for any future investments you might decide on YET still earn interest and likely dividends on the cash value, flexibile repayment terms, and protections on the backend for you and your loved ones.Not to mention tax deferred growth and a future tax free income stream of dividends up to your basis.Could also serve as a 529 equivalent (didn't see it above) for your children if you didn't put policies on them.Without knowing all the details it's hard to say. 

And due to the increase in the cost of purchasing food at the grocery store which has been pushed up in price, and also the must have purchase of gasoline to get to your wage slave W2 job which has also gone up so much since they stopped handing out money to people.

And what about REI gets you going-- is it as a store of value, speculative investments, cash flow, or just an innate interest in REI.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Home Depot's offerings seem tempting since I can view the price online, which has been an issue with hot tub specific stores in the Smokies.Context:  I'm looking to add a 4-5 person hot tub to my STR near Pigeon Forge.

Also the $20 faucet with plastic guts from the big box store that's on sale may not be your friend.

Think of whole life insurance as a place to store cash rather than an investment.That cash can then be used to perform your real estate investment activities.The benefit is that you do not have to liquidate your cash account (life insurance cash value).