You can either listen to the people that tell you DMM has worked for 10 years for them, rushing to believe that, when 23,000,00 other people tell you that they got nothing out of DMM selectively picking who you want to believe based on what you want to hear.I am not here to make you believe anything.

By the time you want to rest on your laurels, it would be good to have your loans not only paid off, but are also ahead of your future capex, meaning all major things already upgraded.

Anyways I have gone ahead and file a small claims case.

I definitely agree with keeping it slow and not rushing into it.

Quote from @Shoaib Ali Chaudhary: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You are in a good spot with your background and skills, but you are putting too much pressure on making it your full-time job now so you sound like you are rushing.

If you decide to purchase it, go ahead and put it on the MLS. 

[Realtor.com]Zillow forecasts modest price growth ahead.

Start small - get yourself a househack, learn from your own experience of owning the rental property you live in, continue to educate yourself with reliable resources, and then worry about the next home.Having just one solid investment will put you ahead of most Americans than trying to find a way to buy 10 doors out of state in an area you don't even understand. 

Also, what’s working for you these days to stay ahead of the game?

Than, hey, go ahead and make federal lands available, in the normal sense ie SELL SOME!