My why is the same I would say as well as the future kids part!

@Jim K.What we would say as a previous educators gone entrepreneurs who happen to have six children is that Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurialship should be courses in high school.

If vaccinations continue unabated, we will continue to say a daily acceleration towards normalcy.

I would certainly say a property manager will help if you plan on staying on the west coast.

@Marianne Lopez-HenthornI’d say a suburb of Washington, DC might suit all of your criteria except the low taxes part.

@Nathan G.I think you would like " Mover of men and mountains" by RG Letournou.Rather poorly written compared to say a Grisham novel but I found the content excellent.He was a Christian business man /inventor who went broke several times and always came back strong.His wikepedia page is fascinating too.

Speaking as a fellow Minnesotan:)  Depending on your guest avatar, I'd say a must for those slower months is to have a hot tub if you don't already.

You can simply say a pet deposit will be required, the amount being agreeable between landlord and tenant.What you're doing is whimpping out, you're avoiding negotiations and having to justify your deposit amount.

If we're going to have a Black Swan event, this is probably the one we want instead of say, a big multi-actor war, structural national financial problem, or American political crisis.   

I would say as a new investor learn more about the fundamental of the rule, and why it's there.