It is normal to admit to the alienation you may feel to the dynamic and changing marketplace especially if you have spent decades mastering older more traditional frameworks which are no longer relevant.

What would framework of that agreement look like?

Having experience on the lending side, exposure to crowdfunding, and even brief hands on property management gives you a solid framework, even if you have not yet owned a deal directly.Your instinct about time constraints is an important one.

Having that framework first makes everything else (neighborhoods, properties, etc.) much easier to evaluate and execute successfully.Once you have that in place, everything else falls into place more smoothly, and you can make confident decisions as you take your first real steps in Tampa.Best of luck to you!

That determines 90 percent of the play here.Here’s the step-by-step framework I use when evaluating these in-between parcels:1.

The same framework applies when comparing 15-year versus 30-year loans.

The flood of strategies—house hacking, BRRRR, single-family, multifamily—can be overwhelming and leave you spinning your wheels instead of taking action.That’s why I’m kicking off a new series:24 posts, over 8 weeks (3x/week), starting Q1 2026.Each post will break down one key strategy, framework, or decision point designed specifically for investors who haven’t purchased their first property yet.

For example, a husband might pay $1,000/yr towards wife's house maintenance in a divorce settlement for some period of time, perpetuity in your case.

Last year we had a settlement on Dec 15, next year already have a settlement scheduled for Jan 16. 

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