(We were planning to move back to our rental and rent our primary due to higher rents so started to rehab the primary then found out insurance would not insure us due to the high fire risks if we changed so ended up rehabbing both houses and burned the savings).Our dilema is we don’t want to sell either of our current houses due to excellent locations and appreciation potential but want to progress with more rentals.

I get it everybody has to make a buck , but I didnt hire the buyers agent , what ever they want to charge THEIR customer is fine with me , but I wasnt paying it .  2.5% sounds like a low number until you put it into real numbers on a $800k sale and you see it as  $20,000 . 

Small wins and progress, no matter how incremental, can help keep you motivated.

In my opinion, you can go wrong on ANY investment strategy BUT if you're thinking about investing in real estate house hacking is by farrrrr the most forgiving strategy.

From oceanfront vacation rentals to multi family complexes to RV Parks, boutique hotels or storage and industrial facilities, Oregon real estate investment opportunities come in spades.

Now if this is clearly disclosed, at the end of the day it is your business and you can run it how you choose.Keep in mind, there is a lot of competition in new PM businesses because of the changing real estate sales market.

Central Florida Realty Investors a local real estate investors group, has a Brevard chapter you may want to consider joining.

I have contemplated doing a conversion like that with existing warehouse or office space but I am extremely new to commercial real estate investing and I think that is beyond what I'd like to tackle in the beginning.

This type of contingency is known as a "lease-up contingency" and is sometimes used in commercial real estate transactions.

Hi Shavine - Congrats on purchasing your first home and making significant progress!