If I forgo their increase then it is lost forever- kinda like compounded interest.My other tenants I will not be raising rent on, they are all working.

Combine that with losing the value of compounding, usually makes 401k/IRA loans a losing proposition.

My tsp is currently 100% C Fund because I'm in my early years, I can take advantage of the tax-free 40 years of compound interest.

Plan is to continue doing this while contributing and let compound interest work its magic.

Nevertheless, I am tired of being on the wrong side of compound interest and recognize my need for change.

I don't believe that and it will be compounded when government cant continue to print money to solve all of the problems.This winter is going to be a b****!

This is important because you're not immortal, and there's no substitution for time or the power of compounding.  

It's a trope, but real estate is a relationship business that compounds on itself as you generate more and more happy customers.So keep your job and save up for that 6 months' savings that @Gregory Schwartz called out - that's a pretty standard figure for about how long it takes to see any sort of money coming in. 

@Cameron Dexter why are you interested in this bow wow.

And to top it off:Very little furniture, lots of dump runs, sometime the grass and landscape get neglected for a couple weeks, always sweeping and vacuuming up dust, painters tape stuck to your clothes, joint compound imbedded into your jeans, tools scattered around the house, half a wall is opened, trim isn't done....