At the very minimum something like the Defense Tech Mk-6 stream spray. 

What I've considered doing is joint venturing with an investor to cover the down payment and liquidity requirements, paired with a finance company to lower the initial amount of cash the investor is fronting, which i think is what I'm going to do in the end

@Gustavo GonzalezFor those who are able to save more than $30k a year or have substantial liquidity (over 200k), being a landlord and especially flipping is a lot of work.

You don't want to tie up your liquid cash in an investment that you may have a hard time pulling out, especially with a low cash flow.

Cash is king, but you ought to ask how fast you can grow after liquidating the primary residence and whether that rate of growth beats realizing that profit through taking a new loan out on the property as seen in item #2.

These guys really emphasized that investors want that liquidity option for the most part.

Unfortunately the tens of thousands of past investors that have for multiple different reasons been forced to liquidate during down markets and take a significant loss are generally speaking not on this forum.Appreciation investors are speculating, plain and simple.

I understand I will need liquid cash for repairs and such, but the bigger question is should I go where the properties are cheaper so my "risk" is less, or should I continue to wait until I have a much large amount of cash saved?

I am a licensed realtor in PA, so I have specialized skills in other obvious areas of the business.We have a few approaches that we've considered in how to deploy our money for it's first cycle, and would appreciate some feedback from those with greater knowledge.Between our liquid assets and access to loans, we have the option to spread our nest egg out over several projects.

I haven't heard much but I do know it's supposed to track your cash levels in your bank accounts to see how much liquidity you have.