 and that is as simple as reaching out to a real estate agent telling them the goal the dream and then they may connect you to a couple of lenders that they work with get pre-approved for a home loan and say i want to own my home and once you own that home then your next step is to live in it for a little bit and this is what my husband and i did our second investment property was the home that we lived in and so when we made a decision to move from that home we kept our first home as a rental