I will continue to refer to it.

I manage my property from CA and I plan to continue buying in MA as the prices here just don't make sense for cash-flow. 

If you choose, you may indeed take your business else where but we value you as an investor and would very much prefer you to trust us so that we can continue to manage your property.

I'm in the military and deploy fairly frequently so she is the continuity while I'm away.

You would assume the TAW status upon closing but you have the ability to give them a 30 day notice to vacate, and that you do not intend to continue the TAW terms, once you close on the property. 

I’d love to buy in the city but only seems feasible if you assume continued appreciation.

I continued looking at houses even though I didn't think I'd be ready to find my next property anytime soon as I had completed all the renovations on the first property myself while being full-time active duty military.

As you build your portfolio, it’s really challenging to continue to do traditional financing.

Five months after the original post, do you see housing prices continuing to soften or have things started to stabilize now?  

This will enable you to move more quickly towards you second investment property, which could be another house hack, a straight rental or a number of other investment strategies as you continue to live in your house hack.5.