Also if you have not yet, I would recommend that you start by house hacking a 2-4 unit first

Assuming the area is on the up and up Lake Property will always trend in the right direction because of the limited supply around the lake.I am in Chicago, but my father bought a lake house sw of Louisville and I think it's at least doubled in value.With your background as an electrician this sounds like a no brainer!

I'm a house hacker doing STR through airbnb in NW Raleigh.

Also, check the amenities available, that will run the HOA dues too.Location-wise, check whatever will be easier to rent in the long run.Also, depending on how you're comfortable with sharing your apartment, 2 bed could be a great house-hack.

I would say MOST children are never exposed to financial literacy in the house or in school.

I didn’t “cash flow” first house hack.

And no small investor (those with a handful of properties) has ever been able to provide me with a situation where a properly insured owner has been successfully sued and not covered by the insurance.

Sell the current house (current mortgage at 3%) and use the gain for down payment and 1031 exchange for the new home.

I sold my one house that had been section 8 last year, and my tenant had improved her income, so she hadn't been sec 8 for about a year before that.

I'm currently helping an E5 engineer with a house hack in the college area out here in San Diego.