This choice does not give you the building of a real estate plan BUT if you buy a better location and more choice house (not the highest in the tract) you may financially be stronger in the long run.

I gave her two choices.

It seems many folks (but certainly not all) who move during these times are ones who do not plan ahead or are ones who have no choice.

Even if this is exciting, I am scared I may make a bad choice.

I was thrilled that I had been smart enough to save over $7,000 in taxes for the year. 

If you have a choice of buying a condo and SFR, I would recommend going with the SFR

Although N Winton, which is the area you picked, although not bad, would not be my first choice.

So it doesn't have to be an either or choice to have benefit for you.

People who are smart with money are also bargain hunters.

I really want to turn those properties into Airbnb listings due to promising ROI and no HOA restrictions … The biggest challenge for me is to hire someone on the ground to set it up and coordinate with vendors, for example running errands to pick up the keys from my agent, purchase / receive / assembly furniture, installing smart lock so I can have full control over my property remotely..