I have STR and a LTR in the valley but want to smartly plan our next investments.

This presumes you make smart purchases that cash flow after paying all their expenses (Principle, interest, Taxes, Insurance, and a maintenance / Capex reserves).The risk of leverage is if your properties AREN'T making money - maybe you misjudged your income, or you run into repairs that cost more than you expected or budgeted for.  

I think it's smart to put money into the stock market.

You could start with something that needs cosmetic updates rather than a full gut renovation to reduce your risk.Balancing Income: If your current job doesn’t provide a high income, leveraging real estate to supplement that could be a smart move.

Think about it, you could spend the next year or 2 living with your parents (which I think was absolutely a smart move, btw) and just saving money...not achieving either of your goals of owning or buying a home for your wife & family...AND, not to mention that if you do purchase your primary residence first you're going to increase your DTR & likely significantly reduce your cash on hand, which is likely going to set you back a few years on your real estate investment journey.

Sounds like you have the book smarts, which is important to make sure you can turn a profit. 

Staying in first time homebuyer territory is smart for the quick sale.  

  - Pretty good smart phone app. 

They are either part of the scam or are not smart enough to know you getting scammed.

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