In 30 years at 2% inflation that becomes over $10,000 at about $350 per year.If you are going to be surprised let it be that you actually have some money left over.Good LuckBill

At first, I thought VRBO would be the way to go but a quick search surprisingly did not turn up anything appropriate.

I'm surprised your cap rates are so low for your single family. 

From the get go I wanted to be upfront so that there were no surprises for anyone.

What I'm always surprised at is how people are more than willing to pay $100's of thousands of dollars for impractical book learning, that many never use, but are unwilling to spend anything on the actual working knowledge that can only come from experience.Before anyone gets offended that spent a lifetime in school.

It's surprising me just how quickly my mindset keeps changing as I absorb the information here as well as from other sources. 

One of our nieces who’s father died at age 38 recently graduated from a top business college, so we were happy to be able to surprise her with a trip to California.

Our father in law lives out in the country in Ava and my wife and I eventually want to buy land and live out there once we've built up a portfolio of cash flowing rentals (future focus)So really springfield is a little bit convenience mixed with a little necessity because of family; however, I think I might want to branch out to either the Kansas City or St Louis market...but that's a ways away.As They're always saying on the podcast, you can always find a place to invest within just a few hours of wherever you live

you'd be surprised what convictions or cease and desist orders various people have had put against them. 

I rarely haul drywall & 8ft+ lumber etc inside the SUV more for safety than convenience.