BackgroundAge: 35Industry: Aerospace Engineering (W-2 income: $140k/yr)Household:Spouse (34), part-time nurse, stay-at-home momTwo children (4 years, 6 months)Location: High Cost of Living (South Bay, CA)Available Time: ~10–15 hours/weekFunds Available to invest: ~50kObjectivesPrimary Goal:Achieve W-2 income independence within ~15 years.Generate sufficient cash flow in the near term to allow my wife to be work optional.

I explained that the tenant segment we'd targeted for many years typically has small children and will not rent properties with a pool.

It’s a structural demand shift.Fewer children means less family formation and less forced homeownership.Instead of prioritizing square footage, schools, and permanence, more households are choosing flexibility, mobility, and convenience, all which favors renting.If this trend continues, births will fall below deaths within a decade.That likely means:Higher rental demandLess “must-own” housing demandHome prices need to adjust to attract buyersRates, supply, and zoning get all the attention, but demographics like this cannot be ignored.

About a month ago my wife told me that she would love to have a vacation home somewhere by the water where we can build life long memories with our 3 children.

It is organized funny do to quick closes and not having enough time to create "children" properly as we had intended.

(crickets) Imagine being such a con-man that you get your own children to be culpable in your charades.

I sold a ton of short term rentals in Columbus especially in the short north, Westerville, and near nationwide children's hospital area.

I am in the medical field, I am also not married or have children, so I want this first property to be a multiplex and used for long term buy and hold.

I've sold a ton of properties this year in short north, near children's hospital, osu wexner, and near easton mall, that are all great locations and optimal for short-term aibnb/vrbo. 

Someone comes in and uses lead roof materials, electrical conduits, a tank lining, soft solder, orparts from China all which have lead in remodeling after the certification...I know lead is dangerous for children.