Quote from @Daljit Singh: Unfortunately, you will have to play this out.

OSU enrollment continues to grow and it ranks in the top 10 in the nation for highest enrollment to lack of housing ratio in the nation.

Once I hit that goal I'll take stock of how much I like scaling real estate vs. how much I dislike my job, and make a call on retiring vs continuing to scale.Your goal is both hard and very realistic.

., the actual management of the property & tenant play a large roll in how long tenants stay in their home.

Or is it better to capture all the rental income while continuing to pay my current rent at $500/month?

Sometimes the best investments are the ones you wait for.Here’s the kicker: utilities and zoning can make or break these plays.

If that continues then I'm definitely out ( and we will see).

People seem to buy mainly for appreciation, but I'm not sold appreciation will continue to rise the way it has the past 5 - 6 years, so feel like CF is the safer investing avenue for me. 

I don't know how to make this happen but the numbers work well, so I'm looking for creative advice/equity partners/private money/hard money  for how to make this happen, and then when my business sells I can pay back the loan and find financing at that point to continue the rehab.

Let's stay connected and continue to learn from one another.