Do I wait another year to save more, or do I look into a HELOC or a VA cash-out refinance? 

I was looking there myself and curious what areas you would choose for a mix of cash flow and appreciation? 

The school is very good, but middle is not so much.I have some cash to invest, but can't decide what route to take.

When you are at market value does the property cash flow well?

Specifically, I would encourage you to continue to seek local opportunities for equity growth as well as seeking out-of-state or upstate opportunities for cash-flow (i.e.

My core investing philosophy is pretty simple, and has done very well across almost two decades and numerous cities:1) Invest in cities with population (and job) growth2) Invest in parts of the city where household income is near the median (or slightly below)3) Invest in properties that provide cash flow from day 1 Thank you for sharing that. 

I hope you have a lot of cash available to cover the FTC fines. 

Would it make more sense to move the money we make from selling to a different property that could potentially increase our cash flow? 

Purchase price: $75,000 Cash invested: $600,000 Sale price: $269,000This is my largest new build development to date.

Bought a triplex in 2011 with all cash in my retirement account.