Instead of jumping into an expensive Long Island market with negative cash flow, consider investing in a Texas market like San Antonio, Houston, or DFW suburbs—these areas offer strong rental demand, lower property taxes than NY, and better cash flow potential.

option D) Ditch hawaii for now and use $2-300k to pay down primary mortgage and use remainder $3-400 ish as down payment on cash flowing $1.5m 10-20plex in Anchorage.  

So you are able to get the cash flow, tax deductions, etc.

In other words held for steady cash flow.My VARIABLE (note) PORTFOLIO consists of more active/speculative notes - non performing notes I purchased at discount to principal owed; notes I hope to “work” for enhanced ROI, real property I “purchased” with a leaseback option to repurchase, and defaulted notes I purchased planning on eventually taking ownership of the real estate, as well as notes I created that don’t have current payments but provide a guaranteed return plus an equity “kicker” when the property is sold. 

I threw it into the cash flow calculator and it said it would either even out or it willl have a monthly cash flow of around 300$.

The last thing you want it to trigger income taxes from accidentally cashing out.  

Purchase price: $80,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Bought 80k, put 30k in rehab.

@Kristin VegasHow much cash flow is the property producing per month?

Purchase price: $210,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Triplex 3- 1bed 1 bathCompletely RenovatedShared Utilities What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

They want the cash flow now but aren't worried about the side effects of the quick fix or lower tier asset.