I would personally use some of that equity and get started with your first property.

Even give them a call to ask about wholesaling as a broker.That'll get your education started off right!

On MLS...The seller wanted out and I knew if I tightened it up I could increase the ARV and get more than the current seller could.

It's basically built on top of WordPress core and they made it simple and easy to navigate.Where in wordpress, you have to get some plugins (some are also monthly paid) to achieve the same kind of functionality.SEO is not just about having a good hosting/platform and features, it's about utilizing the features in a way so your brand has visibility and people that come into your website gets proper value of their time spent.Here's a table comparison for you that I wrote earlierNow whether you have a carrot or a wordpress site, for SEO, you will need:- Website Credibility (Personalisation)- On Page SEO (Keywords, Titles, Meta Tags, Description, Image ALT Tags & Optimization etc)- Social Media Presence (Regular Posts/Videos and Engaging with your audience)- Monthly Content Publishing (Regular Blogs & Location Pages)- Monthly OFF Page SEO (Citations, Backlinks)Now if you consider the cost, end of the day it's quite same for both the platforms.But if you are starting fresh, I see no point of having their 180$ plan, you can continue with 89$/month plan from carrot and assign someone in your team to put regular blog posts and update the location pages.Or if you want to use WordPress and get someone setup the website and do regular content updates for you, then It can take 3-6 months to start seeing visible growth in organic traffic if all the things mentioned above are taken care of.

Quote from @Mario MoralesMorales: what if he got a HELOC, used the funds to get a property, then cashout-refi the new property and pay off the heloc?

Your primary has an incredibly low interest rate, and your rental (I hope) is getting positive CF, which means your tenant is paying it off for you. 

I would like to get into the flipping game, buying a house in the market wherever she can get a contract in, and my full time job is to flip the house.

Homestead exemption in LA is a tax break that homeowners get on their primary residence.

I've been listening to Bigger Pockets off and on for years but have always wanted to get into real estate investing.

How do you get accurate numbers to determine ROI?