In NH/NE, having a solid RE attorney who understands entity structuring and estate planning will be a huge asset — a lot of investors here recommend asking your CPA for referrals since they often work closely with attorneys.As for pivoting with purpose, many investors in your shoes start by clarifying whether they want to optimize for cash flow, appreciation, or lifestyle flexibility — that decision usually shapes whether they lean toward multifamily, short-term rentals, or commercial.

It's the lifestyle of doing what you want, when you want but also to scale up to a major player in the field.

The reasons why I really want to get into this: it feels like something that would fit my work from home lifestyle that I have established (I'm never going back to the office and even if this job ends I can get other remote project management that will also be work from home); I get paid 4 ways (W-2, appreciation, tax write offs, ownership distributions). 

Obviously that doesn't fit everyone's lifestyle, but an extreme example of wealth building.

If I had to choose, I’d lean toward appreciation and long-term stability over maximum cash flow, but ideally I’d find a combination of both.For lifestyle reasons, I’d love to be as close to Scottsdale as possible.

I am an Executive in a life sciences company which takes the majority of my time and I have no intention of stopping that, but want to build a larger rental portfolio to have other financial / lifestyle options in 10 years. 

But about three years ago, after getting tenant calls on Christmas Day and again the day after, I did a lifestyle check.

If I had to choose, I’d lean toward appreciation and long-term stability over maximum cash flow, but ideally I’d find a combination of both.For lifestyle reasons, I’d love to be as close to Scottsdale as possible.

Earning an income that supports my lifestyle while doing what I love, funding future projects that I'll probably never get to see, being able to spend as much time as I want with the most important people in my life.

Are you chasing freedom, legacy, or lifestyle?