If I’m buying a STR property now, what do I have to keep in mind if I also plan on buying a primary residence next year?

You just have to buy right.

I'm particularly passionate about BRRR, Fix n' Flip, Buy n' Hold, STR, LTR.

Looking for  feedback from anyone who is experienced in purchasing Foreclosures in Pennsylvania. Specifically in the Due Diligence phase. What is the best way to protect yourself from running to any liens?

I am trying to understand if it makes more sense to take out a HELOC to buy the 2nd property in cash or just use that for the down payment and take out a traditional mortgage.

We’d also like to buy a house to move into in the near future and of course dropping $100k of savings into property 2 would delay that.

My current primary ( scenario 1) Keep the primary for the life of the loan ( current rate is 4.5 so i dont see my self refinancing anytime soon)current home value 1,150,000Loan amount 935,000appreciation estimate 5% per year after a 28 year hold and the house is paid off I would have a house worth 4,312,000$my current mortgage is 6125$ ( piti) included My second option( scenario 2) Sell the house, walk away with $150 ,000 ish in hand and put that into a low cost index fund Rent a house elsewhere for about 3000$ ish and take the extra 3000$ im saving everymonths from not having to pay my mortgage and puting that money in the index fund as well I ran the numbers on both of these scenarios and doing what I mentioned above would break even at about 28 years meaning my stock account would be worth 4.3 million just like my house would , but the only is that holding a house for 28 year would mean 28 years of property taxes, loan interest ,home insurance and repairs etc whick I calculated to be about 1,200,000$ at minimum which raised my eyebrows to say the least Also i understand that each of these options ( stock market vs real estate ) will have there tax consequences ( long term capital gains) so any thoughts on that would be appreciated as well.  

I have experience with BRRR's, buy n holds, and flips with clients all over the country!

That may look different next year, but if not, sustainability and morale are more important than a few thousand extra dollars per year.Running a 53 acre ranch in Texas is a WHOLE other level of property management.

Buy and hold?