Here is your scenario –

Your financial standing is as follows:

• $80,000 in cash savings
• $70,000 household salary (will be $100k+ in 3-5yrs)
• $20,000 debt (school, cc and medical)
• $0 assets

You are married with no kids and can move anywhere in the U.S. Your only location requirements/desires are as follows:

• Must have warm weather 9+/mo out of the year
• Must have good - strong job market (UI Developer/Nurse)
• Must have relatively low cost of living (unlike the Bay Area)
• Should have healthy real estate market (rentals and flips)

Here are your long-term objectives/goals:

• Purchase at least 10 acres of land to build a small house and start a small permaculture farm
• Become financially independent in 10 years
• Establish the financial foundations for generational wealth

Given this financial standing, these location requirements/desires and these long-term objectives/goals, and a year to plan/move:

• Where do you move to and why?
• How do you start your empire?
• What challenges/obstacles will you look out for?

To give you an idea of where I've currently been looking here are some places that interest me, though I do have reservations about each:

• Charlotte, NC
• Dallas, TX
• Houston, TX
• Kansas City, MO
• Atlanta, GA
• Jacksonville, FL
• Reno, NV

My current (10 min) strategy is to buy a duplex, live in half and rent out half. Wait a few years... refi and buy another property... not really sure.

Thank you for helping me plan and I look forward to hearing your ideas and/or advice!