I would recommend finding some local meetups where you can dig in with other investors in the community.

Any suggestions, recommendations or comments would be  greatly appreciated!

I recommend a guy named William Tingle - he has a fb group, not sure he is on BP.

- Any recommendations for a real estate agent in the Pigeon Forge area?

I'd recommend mixing in more commercial to balance out multiple assets, buy a liquor license for a few hundred thousand, etc to make the deal work a little better. columbus hospitality isn't as strong unless you are in the urban core but even then I'd go for a lower risk asset class like multifamily and retail mixed use. hotel is very strong operator but management intensive.

For those that are agents do you enjoy your career and would you recommend a career in real estate? 

This account is brand new so I will be getting a profile picture soon as recommended by the podcast.

I would recommend Excel 1031, Weiming Peng, he is facilitating the exchange of 6 properties into 3 DSTs for a client of mine.

Purchasing MHCs in neighboring states that have more business-friendly regulations could prove to be the key.And, of course, who can forget the good old cost-of-living and supply chain crises?

Any recommended zip codes ?