But at the same time, if the working from home trend continues, the suburban and rural housing markets may not be able to meet demand as people flee crowded cities to a more comfortable work environment.

I have been passively looking at the small multifamily homes for a house hack, but the biggest hurdle is finding one in an area we both are comfortable to live. 

Same treatment for the next buyers - so you need to think in their shoes.  

Depending on your goals, investment strategy, and comfort level with outsourcing, the flyover states can offer great potential to earn a quite attractive return on your money! 

If something goes wrong you are at least comfortable with the asset you've tried to rent out. 

I am in the same shoes as many of you, I am actively looking to purchase a duplex in North Jersey but have gotten out-bit by several thousand of dollars.

More importantly, it has helped me get my wife comfortable with REI.

Fortunately she had grown comfortable with it by that time and we started the search that led to this one.

Fortunately she had grown comfortable with it by that time and we started the search that led to this one.

My wife and I had grown comfortable with REI with our first two properties and I knew this house had been built better than any of the others in the neighborhood (we had looked at 20+ in the neighborhood before buying the neighboring house 3 years earlier).