But, I’ve seen many people recover from similar or even much worse situations, and go on to have investment success.  

On average, 80 people move into Columbus weekly. 

Our tenants have been in the house the past 3 years; they're good tenants and people, and we want to do right by them while also meeting our own needs at this time.My first option is to approach the tenants and see if any of them want to purchase the property; that would probably be the smoothest exit for us.  

As a new real estate professional it was imperative to me to be able to learn from successful people as well as be in an environment that breeds success.

And I wouldn't waste time LendingTree or Rocket.

If you use Bigger Pockets right you can pick and choose people who are the real deal. 

They are not as active / robust as they were prior to COVID but there are still a number of people getting together.John

Everything I've heard from people that were successful using another primary loan for their next house hack is in line with @Daniel McDonald.

People try to make it more complicated but its not.

Many people frequently ask me what areas are "good" to invest in 'outside of charlotte' (Mecklenburg County).