Don't get me wrong, I think inspectors over leverage their knowledge base all the time. 

Whether you have $5 or $5000, leverage your employees to a larger number.

By borrowing from my TSP in the current stock market condition I am getting a better cash-on-cash return on it due to the leverage I have in buying my rental properties. ..and I am paying myself 2% interest instead of a loan company. 

Both avenues are viable, I really think it depends on your personal lifestyle preference as you said...Either way, once the multi units are rented and cash flowing, you can leverage them to continue to acquire more properties....And you don't need to fund 100% of the cost of acquiring+rehabilitating those properties yourself either.

Over the last couple of years I have seen leverage come back in a big way.

Hello, My brother says he had a friend who used leverage to buy a bunch of houses, and after the housing market crashed in 2008, the banks demanded more cash from him due to the LTV being out of whack.

@Melinda TurnerYou can learn about the non-recourse loan rules by reading the book titled, "Leverage Your IRA" by Matthew M.

I've been a Sales Executive for 20+ years working for a global technology company.

Current situation: I am at a bit of Crossroads, I have about $60k cash on hand that I am looking to invest and leverage, whether it be property or another business endeavor, I am just really looking for another project/business i can grow and I really enjoy real estate.

We all learn from experience, and our leverage is if we can learn from each other instead of having to make the same mistakes.