The more of those you have to invest for a higher return, the faster you will succeed.  

I believe you will go further and faster with good people by your side so its a win win.

There is the potential to force equity that way and scale faster than just using income alone.

From the eyes of a GC 2 weeks isn't long enough unless you guys specifically had an agreement to pay faster than that.

If you can swing a 4plex, that would get you up and running faster, but there are two reasons you might not want a 4plex.  

I do get nervous thinking about the what ifs...like what if I should use the $17k in another way, a way that would get me to more properties faster or what if this doesn't work or what if this is biting off more than I can chew.  

I also I want to ensure that the money I make from my first flip, goes into another property that I can 1) live in and 2) pay my debt down and 3) utilize Airbnb to pay down the mortgage faster. 

Account Closed just to piggy back on your conversation- we haven't missed a single payment in 5 years, AND I've paid 10's of thousands more than my baseline payments to pay down principle faster.

Equity (which you didn't try and have a lot of in the beginning) can evaporate faster than most people think.  

Joe England was interviewed last year and said his agent found a way to streamline the offer writing process to write many many offers faster and easier.