I average about $2000 a month in cashflow on the current rental property, and the new property would bring in around $3500 in gross revenue.

Quote from @Erick Pena: A "good" rental property is one that covers all expenses (mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, property management fees, and any other costs) and still leave a surplus (commonly referred to as cash flow).Calculate cash flow as: Cash Flow = Rental Income − Operating Expenses − DebtThere's much more to it, but that's the basic idea.

While margin accounts exist for stocks, they're typically more expensive and risky.🤝 A Place for BothHere's the thing - it's not really an either/or situation.

So, your focus may need to pivot from high rental cash flow to little to no cash flow as a rental with an appreciation upside.I would recommend taking your $150K to $200K and securing a solid equity position in something that will cover its expenses and maybe provide a small cash flow, but then is poised to appreciate nicely over the course of the next several years. 

One of the things many who think CA OR WA are too expensive or are anti landlord.. this works two ways.. and exactly how you describe it..

Touche' there is that but our product we owned was only 15 million of it and if she was not selling our houses we own she would be selling someone elses.. the point is if you put in the work know what your doing after about 5 to 7 years in a market were average sale prices are 400k and up there is a strong chance you will make 100 to 300k a year and your marketing budget will be a fraction of what a wholesaler spends to try to generate their income.

In some areas with low water cost the expense of splitting may not be worth it.

Average 2-4 family property values are up nearly 6% year over year. 

However, when you don't know what you don't know, this is an incredibly dangerous and risky position to be in with such an expensive investment.Just my 2 cents.

I believe the standard vehicle liability is $300,000 while the average settlement is less than $60,000.