And finally, while you're learning the practical landlording ropes with your duplex, you also get to see how cutting down significantly on your housing expenses, typically the largest expense of any family, fundamentally changes your family finances.That's how you really get a solid foundation in personal finance and landlording with minimal heartache.

I'm a lender with 32 years under my belt and a formal commercial credit background from two of the largest banks in the world as well as community banks.

STR is enticing because it carries the largest potential for short term cash flow returns however, I understand the market is cooling down and I need to remain sober about the potential risks and challenges with the STR strategy.

How else will we pay out for all these bank bailouts and quantitative easing.What is the largest source of Revenue for the US IRS?

With the kind of money you have I would buy the largest apartment my money could afford with minimum down, possibly even partner and go bigger still, or maybe 2 or 3 smaller apartments but I would not waste my time playing around in the minor leagues of SFHs.You are working way to hard for your money it's time to make your money work harder and smarter for you.

@Luka Milicevic tip of the iceberg...2nd Largest City in the Midwest behind Chicago (And Larger than Atlanta, San Francisco, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville, Fort Worth, Denver, Seattle...and many others)Port Cities are a Thing of the Past- Columbus is the "Center of the Country"Cost of Living is Quite Low with High Quality of Life When Compared to Other Large Cities1st Amongst the 10 Largest Midwest Cities in US for Population Growth, Job Growth, and GDP Growth.Realtor.com "Hottest Real Estate Market" in the US April 2019/ December 2020AAA Bond ratings#2 Metro Market in US for Mobile Network PerformanceAverage age 31yrs.

I would like to try and analyze this as a vacation rental, given the location, and recreational opportunities, and see if the place is more valuable as a vacation rental than a traditional rental.

Anybody know if there are some examples out there so as to not recreate the wheel?

The soldiers on Fort Bragg (largest base in the world station-wise) keep the economy of the entire area thoroughly stabilized. 

I do cover Northeast Florida; the largest city in the state of FL..