You can get more insights from other brokers that way you have more open spaces and still hold on to the power. 

I did my first long-term holds in Scranton after much research and have enjoyed a steady cash flow. 

With where prime is for HELOCs unless you had a deal you could get off that line quickly, it might make more sense to hold off realistically. 

. - We plan on holding the property as a long-term rental, and the amortized cost of the repairs is marginal.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.House hacking, on my first four unit apartment building.

I am planning on buying and holding for the long haul.

Your goal of buy and hold and flipping so soon seems very difficult, especially with a young child (our first is due in January).  

But I realized that holding onto them at the expense of my peace of mind just isn’t worth it.

When a child LLC (disregarded entity) is used to hold each property, and all of the tax reporting is done on the tax return of the parent entity, does each  individual child LLC need to file the BOI Report, or only the parent LLC? 

Now I plan to build a real estimate investment portfolio focusing on a buy and hold strategy (BRRRR) through multifamily properties surrounding the Snohomish County and Everett area (north of Seattle).