Charles Kennedy - I have a 7 unit property next to a university that I self manage and a 6 unit property I self manage from 4 hours away.Here’s what you want to do to maximize your revenue, manage yourself, and limit hassles.

To maximize the investment I'm interesting in going the slow-flip or house hack route.

This shifts the urgency to the contractor to get done as quickly as possible to maximize profit. 

If you've leveraged yourself out maximally, refinancing your property every chance you get and keeping razor thin cash flow might result in negative cash flow if things turn.

So being a vet if you were trying to maximize your unique benefits I'd say buy a multi family house (2-4) units and live in one unit and rent out the others.

@Chai JonnI agree, the Solo 401k is the best bet for maximizing contributions as long as you are eligible for the plan.

., and how to maximize savings and write offs. 

Assuming we just have the equity from our current homes to work with, what strategy would you employ to maximize passive income?

In my area of the country, if you can give more value for money than an absentee landlord mailing it in or a faceless management company rapaciously intent on maximizing their profit per unit, you're never going to go broke with rentals in the $700-$1100 range, good economy, bad economy, whatever.

Not so good if you have the time and want to devote the effort into building your own team, you want to learn as much s possible about investing from the ground up, want the opportunity to maximize your equity etc. you get the general pattern.markets (mostly midwest, and some in south)Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinnati, Indy, KC, Memphis, Birmingham.