I didn't want to do a cash out and refinance because then I mess up my cash flow numbers I am getting from it each month, which are awesome and I end up with a pile of cash that I am paying interest on that may or may not be able to be utilized in a deal depending if I can find one at the price I want, again see @David Greene book on this.What I wanted was the flexibility to use this asset temporarily without fundamentally changing the terms I own it under.

Currently I would like to grow my portfolio and begin house flipping.A few steps I have taken are:•Joined Meetup for Real Estate events •Spoken to my mortgage lender regarding purchasing the investment property•Watched tons of Bigger Pockets Podcasts•Currently house hacking •Read Rich Dad Poor Dad •Enrolled in Udemy•Fundamentals of Analyzing Real Estate Investments •Real Estate Investing: LEarn to Fix & Flip , Step by Step!

There is still an opportunity for cash flow and long term solid fundamentals. 

Some people fundamentally misunderstand how air conditioning works.

"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts."

Hey @Jordan YefriadiI would start by looking at the market's fundamentals, that is the population, job and income growth over time. 

Add to that N.J. strict anti-eviction laws (which don’t have an exception for a pet who has previously act out) and the inability to chose not to renew a tenant based on pet ownership... and you have yourself a real mess.What I do find both humorous and troubling is that this board is inundated daily with landlords struggling to accomplish the most fundamental task - to determine if a potential tenant is a risk.

This begs the question, is the average BP investor jumping into a SFH investment because that is what is available to them based on capital, and if so, that's totally fine IMO... or is there a population of investors that fundamentally prefer buying SFH in deteriorating economic markets for short term cash flow over the longer term, risk adjusted growth of a successful syndication?

You're a Football Coach, you know how to teach kids "The Fundamentals"...Make them put $20 in the school safe in an envelope as an escrow to be able to join, if they drop out they lose the money....Cut grass for the money if they have to....a broke man cannot invest..They need to learn that lesson too.Good Luck!

@Symone Wright I would start by looking at the market's fundamentals, that is the population, job and income growth over time.