Some great opportunities to 'House Hack' in Montco.Couple items to consider;Get Prequalified with a Local Banker in the area that is active (Don't sell yourself on a 2 Unit, Might be a 3 or 4 unit out there based on your qualifications and rental cash flow to monetize your mortgage)Identify then a active real estate agent to identify real estate inventory based on your qualification and understand FHA appraisals and requirements.

You will also know if it looks like there is a way to monetize the deal. 

You can do all the things @Dave Foster says, or you could also do a monetized installment sale and take the money and do whatever you want with it.

Coupling a monetization loan with an installment sale may also reduce the tax cost of selling a highly appreciated asset and it puts money in your pocket that can be reinvested...

We also started in 2011, and our goal is to get to $10k/mo net.  

However, our best practices are to ensure our investor receives their payment, and if we are in a default situation we may choose to foreclose on the borrower so that our investor gets their capital and anticipated return, and we still effectively monetize the back end of the note. 

Thanks The best alternative to a 1031 Exchange for someone who wants to consolidate appreciation in real estate is to do a monetized installment sale.

I see working around the house as an opportunity to monetize our free time while we are learning.

After being an agent for a couple of months, I realized I might as well try to monetize the fact that I have my license. 

It feels like they've tried to monetize it, but excessively so.