I quickly got some wire fencing and metal posts and installed a fence like my hair was on fire.2 days later he came over. 

Visited couple of houses in Bonaire/Bal they are 1940/50s built and market looks warm.Before pulling the trigger, would like to get inputs from the community on few points1.

Contact some local investors and property managers and pick their brain to see what strategies and price points are profitable so by the time you are financially able to make a move, you will hopefully already have a few properties to pull the trigger on

We know our own area well, and can almost always find deals that we'd like to pull the trigger on, but until we accumulate more cash, we can probably only purchase another $100-120k in property before we slow down and wait for our debt snowball to catch up (pay down the HELOC and eliminate the cheapest mortgage to open up standard financing options again).Here is the conundrum: Another local long term rental (or two) would be a great decision, BUT a beach house sounds like a lot more fun.Specifically, we are 2 hours away from Panama City Beach, and we are curious to get into a new type of real estate.

@Samuel Pawlitzki@Brian RowlesHello Brian,Congrats on getting your ducks in line and being so close to pulling the trigger. 

The place has appreciated but the main reason I pulled the trigger when I did were the numbers seemed safe.

It is hard to pull the trigger to pay extra 130k over the price I paid before.Terry

Or better yet, what would be the magic number for you to pull the trigger on a deal like this? 

Until I am able to relocate, I plan to network on BP, read Famous Four(tm) book recommendations, hunt for and analyze deals, and prepare myself for the day I pull trigger!

Ive analyzed a few deals in the past but could never pull the trigger and this is the end of that, just super daunting going at it completely alone :)Looking forward to hearing from y'aaaaall.