I actually used the FTHB tax credit in 2009 ($8k tax credit at the time) which kick-started my real estate career.

Your best bet is to list it in the open market (MLS) with a local agent, with the option of furnished or not, and be prepared to have to clear it out should a buyer not be interested in your personal items. 

The other markets might be as well, but what I know about my market is we saw 2% appreciation throughout our mls last year despite the national news of real estate being in a decline… we are so insulated from the “bubble” conversation.

I’m excited for you as you take this step into real estate investing!

What type of real estate are you hoping to do?

One of my friends is a mortgage broker, so I discussed my challenges with him, and he connected me with a real estate agent.

How can an agent list more million dollar homes?

I want to deploy the knowledge on the opportunities in real estate that I know are there but being OOS makes it difficult to move forward and just discouraged at the moment. 

In July, the U.S. commercial real estate market experienced mixed results, with property price gains slowing, particularly among individual investors.

Without crunching real numbers, my napkin math is probably close to 20% avg annual return.