Explore every avenue to gain knowledge but more importantly explore every opportunity to apply that knowledge.

I know that apartment investing is a great strategy, just not sure if it's right for me and trying to explore options.   

Memphis Invest, one of the most important aspects (in my view) will be solved: Getting a well-renovated property with long term tenants under great management.Maybe you want to explore a little further or have a conversation about your options.

This got me exploring some of the details of my situation and  trying to figure out some of the math and the logic for certain things.

Very powerful with features I haven't even explored that would interest you as a landlord. 

So, my question is what financing option should we explore to buy the second $500k home?

There are many avenues to explore, but I believe I know what I have to do.

I want to start to BRRRR in Indy but I don't have the full 100K-ish in cash needed to start so I wanted to explore this "shortcut" (not interested in using hard money).  

(This place has been a learning experience more than anything).However, we were looking at exploring a 3.5% down FHA loan and getting a nicer/newer place in the area - a place that has a bit more room as we are running out of space.

Baltimore County does seem like a strong area to explore.