My wife and I own a beautiful historic home in a small, charming town in Northern Virginia.

I have STR investors in Florida making 25% cash on cash returns, long term rental investors picking up properties directly off the MLS and cash flowing day 1 in various states, and house hackers completely removing their housing payment from the picture allowing them to save for for the next property.The beautiful thing about real estate is there are so many ways to succeed and a plethora of strategies depending on your comfort level and how active you want to be.

It’s a beautiful farm as well.

I regularly see promotors selling lots in beautiful communities for $40,000-$100,000 in Texas. 

The beauty of REI is there is no need to make the mistake my wife I  made early on thinking we could do it ourselves. 

We bought it because it is a beautiful property in solid location and I wanted to learn the STR model.

Congrats - beautiful job on the porch

THAT's the beautiful side of this business far to few ever see. 

The beauty of personal finance is it's all personal :) If leverage works for you, awesome!

Scottsdale has been an amazing base for me - so much outdoor beauty, a thriving community, and, of course, a strong real estate market.Since you’re diving deeper into your Johnson City research, have you started looking at specific properties or just keeping an eye on trends for now?