I do need to create a nest egg which I am working on. 

Once you have a nice nest egg, you can attack this from a position of strength.

What is your nest egg for emergencies? 

As for the 73k, 10k of that is my own money so even if at 73k I should get back 10k at least with a 105k property that is cash flowing a little.Might be worth doing 73k and holding off on the other till I build a bigger nest egg / equity. 

Owner ignored yellow jacket nest near the porch

Hard Money Loan - I do have a nest egg (40K) to put skin in the game along with the majority of it coming from the HML.

Always have the nest egg growing and ready.2.)

I have no intentions of quitting my job or shutting down my business, but want to  buy and use properties to help grow my equity and help me develop a 20+ property portfolio, creating a nest egg for 15+ years down the road, when I retire. 

I have a little bit of nest egg.

They would buy theses houses themself and pay it off in 7 plus years and become a billionaire.It takes too much time to acquired these properties therefore just be careful before you lose your family nest eggs.