Personally I consider it to be more of a entry level neighborhood for first time home buyers and a blue collar neighborhood for long term renters.

South Utah County and the Eagle Mountain area are where I would be buying and specifically new construction and small cheap single-family homes.

Have an owner's closet, where you lock up your extra inventory so the guests can't use it. 

When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan me and my husband are thinking bout:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

The local property will give you practical management experience.You might do better buying a REIT if you are planning to buy single properties far from home.

Hello,I was wondering can you purchase a mutifamily home (duplex, triplex or quad) as an owner occupant residence with a USDA home loan?

I need some advice on how people who have more than ten homes in other cities and states manage their tenants and homes

But we do not want to sell our current home.

A quick look at Craigslist in Austin shows 4400+ listings by owner.

That's how I discovered PB a few years ago.We've owned our own home since I believe June of 2021 in central NJ (not sure how much equity we have in it).