I am new to real estate so I would be very greatfu for some professional feed back.

Excited to learn more and start my real estate journey!

So here I am in year 3 of this journey and we are about 6 months from finishing the condo conversion.

I would guess it could be done but you should really talk with a mortgage professional before taking that leap of faith.

I will be taking a little pause (about 3 months off) around Christmas or New Years for the birth of my first child and for some stuff I need to do professionally, but I plan on getting back at it next summer and having those 2 units completely up and running by the beginning of May 2018.  

I'm an 18 year old beginner day trader, thought I'd give real estate a try as well on my journey to financial independence.

Not to mention you also have much more flexibility with the tax code.Other options would be to buy better cash-flowing rentals (tough in this market), qualify your spouse as a real estate professional, or sell the property.

I'm looking forward to starting this journey.

Good luck in your RE journey! 

I've been a full time professional Realtor, specializing in investment property since 1989.