While I appreciate the QBI deduction, it wasn't solely due to Board of Realtors advocating.

The choice of area/market is solely based on numbers with dollars signs in front...and the numbers to look at are the spreads between the cost to get in, and the cost to get out...your money that is. 

My gut tells me the other shoe hasn’t dropped yet.

I'm solely looking at single/multi-family homes.

We are in the same shoes.

Overall my experience has been great and I have learned alot with actually being a business as a sole proprietor, financial aspects to consider, DIY and contractor experiences, legal considerations and other knowledge gaps such as taxes I wanted to speak with a professional about, and overall confidence for continuing further. 

They work with high net worth clients bases solely on cash in the bank/investments. 

Very realistic feedback from someone in my shoes.

If I was in your shoes I would leverage and buy multiple properties rather than purchasing in cash.You can get few stable rental properties with similar cash flow to the ones you have or better and at the same time try a short term rental property as well.

He is looking for $6,000 a month and he would be solely working on all our projects.