Buffalo is predicted to be #1 2025 Small City Housing Market of the year.

Which I know from being in other business that that does not look good to clients if I have to cancel showing or if I don’t show for showing and pay someone else to show my house I think you can pull it off as long as you set expectations properly with clients upfront and especially if you’re working with people you already know, like other fire fighters for example will be fine with your unpredictable schedule.

Quote from @Duane Williams: We’re a family-owned fix-and-flip company operating in San Antonio, TX, and Northern Virginia, managing everything in-house—from wholesale acquisitions to rehab & construction (with our own project managers and crews) to listing & selling through our licensed brokerage.

You can still buy houses in small farm towns in MN for $25k.

This is a fine example of where to research out of state investments as the housing prices to purchase are still reasonable and low (not like California where I am and entry level house SFR is a million dollars). 

When a utility is provided by the government, if the bill is unpaid, it can usually become a lien on the house.

For example, houses where the homeowner needs help and may consider selling to me. 

I sold my company two years ago and I'm looking for investment opportunities in the real estate space, specifically single-family houses.

This sounds like a house hack???

Commercial RE is a bit more strict than the residential market which has more options available due to flexible housing regulations in place to make it easier for people to buy their primary residence.1) Family and friends.