My natural instinct sends up red flags.

 * * * In sum, I often tend to think about things along their natural continuums.  

(Hint: I as a lender do not pick the property tax rate, I can only pick how honest I am about it)When rates go up a quarter, on top of having lied to someone by a quarter, the natural path of least resistance is to attribute the full ~0.5% difference to rates going up.I typically qualify people 0.25%-0.375% higher than where rates are currently at for their particular scenario, and I show all my qualifying math, so my peeps going into contract right now currently think I'm a wizard because I'm mostly still honoring what I "quoted" or relatively close to it (I actually never "quote" people at the preapproval stage, I only qualify them, because quotes at the preapproval stage don't mean squat, but I get that when someone sees a number with a % next to it in a big spreadsheet with a bunch of math going on, they think it's a "quote").

I'm sure years of acquired experience and natural skill have paid off well for you, I hope to be as well versed as you are on these specific topics amongst others one day.

I have a real passion for real estate and currently own two properties, so naturally I would like to grow this aspect of my life and feel that initially I can maintain my full time gig while diving into investing.I would love to meet and network with other individuals in my area. 

As I prepare getting married next year and consider long term wealth creation, I naturally started paying more attention to real estate as an investment tool. 

Constructing a small vacation rental at the site is a possibility we are beginning to investigate since it seems to match what we already do travel-wise and rental occupancy rates look favorable to property owners given the right circumstances.We already own a single family rental in our hometown that has been productive for us over 15 years, but the nature of a vacation rental is a different animal altogether.  

If we sold is the next natural question.My instinct is to begin in rental properties that aren't nearly as expensive as my current home.

Flipping would be a natural fit for us.  

But if it were me, I would be very picky about my buys because the transient nature of the residents there make for a high crime rate in some sections.