I grew up in an area and era where eradicating childhood disease was considered paramount.

I track all of my hours and legitimately spend more time in real estate - I get up at 4:00am each morning, handle accounting for my LLC’s, listen to Bigger Pockets podcasts, search for and analyze the next deal.

Until then, work on your situation… learn about real estate, attend local real estate meet ups to help determine the best path for you.Hope some of it helps!

Seller ended up stiffing birddog.  

Looks like they're now pulling the trigger.https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/la...https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/03/28/as-lackawanna-co...The most important point to keep in mind is that higher assessments don't necessarily mean higher taxes.

STRs can be time-intensive, especially with guest turnover.Mitigating Risks – Proper insurance, setting up an LLC, and having a financial cushion can help protect you from unexpected issues.Real estate investing always comes with risks, but if you have the right strategy, you can mitigate them and set yourself up for success.

Otherwise, people the Auditor knew or liked would just call up and complain and get a favor.

You can plant arbs, but a 6' dog ear cedar fence goes up a lot faster.

I'm planning on using private financing to get my foot in the door with these first four units of my portfolio, and then to scale up and build more units on site as they're paid off. 

I am in Nashville and the short term rental market is pretty saturated, but the goal should be to to find up and coming vacation spots.