Here are a few steps you can take to get started:Establish Your Investment Criteria: Specify your ideal property type (duplex, single-family, etc.), target communities, budget, and estimated cash flow when defining your investment criteria.

Feel free to reach out at any time and happy to share more specifics. 

If you want to stay in the active real estate game but not wanting to buy right away you could 1031 into specific DSTs that have a 721UpReit OPTIONAL component.

Thanks, Christie, for giving specific, actionable items.

Are there any specific neighborhoods or areas that you recommend focusing on for good deals?

feel free to post some specific deals here for more detailed feedback. 

The one thing you should never compromise is your screening criteria.

This has me wondering that perhaps it isn't always about the specific city you choose but more so the experience you build, market, and sell.

This type of strategy works really well for people who worked at a company for a long time and whose stock did incredibly well.These are concepts even financial advisors get tripped up on so feel free to clarify anything that doesn't make sense or if you want to give more specifics I can give examples and math.

I would recommend getting in touch with some local wholesalers that may be able to source properties that fit your criteria.