That profit will increase over time and improve your return. 

U live a lifestyle not a job huge difference..

I'm curious how you would handle managing when working a full-time job in the military.

I recognize there are other ways I could invest this cash (including another property) but I am being mindful of levering myself out too much in the current environment where job losses are more common in my industry (tech).

I am in my working years, not relying on rental income, and am focusing mostly on improving my overall net worth (not as focused on living off the cash flow).

Here are some reasons to get the ball rolling:Thriving Market: Florida's population continues to boom, fueled by warm weather, a strong job market, and a business-friendly climate.

There's a decent chance that if you have good credit and improve your DTI over the next year, you can put a Heloc on the property while it's still your primary to unlock some of that equity if needed.

Anyway, the current auditor set the current rates, and is still at the job..https://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/

Being that the new property that we buy will become our primary residence and we are buying a fixer upper, how do we get the best tax breaks for the repairs and/or improvements?

About a year ago there was a long post from someone saying they quit their job and were going to wholesale and was going to make it work no matter what it took.