I did withdraw from my 401k for this first property downpayment as I do not pay penalties on withdrawals and will definitely kick me into the next tax bracket for this year for overall income. 

Prices skyrocketed right after I bought but the market is slowing there just like here in Colorado.

The only challenge when being a full time investor that depending on how much passive income you are generating from your investments that can slow you down in your growth or maybe you have enough to continue at a comfortable pace.

I had a rental in Gary that I tried to get them to PM for me but they were too slow for my liking in getting responses.

Hi Georgia,The travel sector as a whole has slowed down.  

It has not slowed down.

Since I have begun researching (kind of obsessively) all my social media feeds have been filled with these things you are describing (paper flips, slow flips, subtos, etc).

I have been BRRRR-ing for over a decade in Milwaukee and if I don't check on the job at least twice a week, things slow down and/or go wrong.

Due to item 1, adding an ADU can require years to start achieving any return (once the accumulated cash flow recovers the initial negative position).4) Adding an ADU is a slow process.

Your equity is not a savings account from which you can withdraw for free.