If you have the savings to buy right now, setting up a bank on yourself could accelerate your investment journey by double or triple.Best of luck to you, however you go forward!

We never worry about vacancy because we look at this as an acceleration in raising the rents to market, or better. 

Additionally, eliminating your monthly housing expense will greatly increase your monthly savings rate and accelerate your ability to get to deal #2!

There is just a 6 month seasoning requirement before you do a cash-out refi.I'm not sure it makes much sense to accelerate your mortgage payments just to turn around and do a cash-out refi. 

That plus a few hours' reading time could accelerate your knowledge and process significantly. 

Furthermore, thinking about what you have mentioned, I may need to move out of London slightly to get a slightly bigger place, where I can lease out other rooms in the residence, which will accelerate the path to second and third properties.

In the meantime, I'll be using a cost-seg to accelerate the depreciation and have a big write-off in year one (2021).Question: Since I'll be using a 1031 and deferring the taxes owed on the gains (+ depreciation recapture), is there any point in holding it for 1 year+ vs less than 1 year (as I assume that the tax implications would be different)?

I'm looking for advice on how to best structure to gain momentum moving forward.Here's where I'm at...Rental #1:  closed Oct 2020..cash flows $180/mn...mortgage is $30k, value is $45kRental #2:  closed Sept 2nd 2021...held with private money and HELOC...all in is $60k and value is $175k...will hold this property foreverHouse #3:  purchased in May of 2021...with bank lending...all in $124...ARV in May was $153k...can list at $170k or BRRR and rent at $1200Initial plan was to flip #3 and use cash to pay down personal debt, have additional cash reserves going forward, and accelerate in real estate flips/holds. 

While the current lifetime exemption is approx $ 11.7M, this is set to be cut in half effective 1/1/26, and that reduction may further be accelerated if tax legislation gets passed.

It will help accelerate your business.