Striking factors are:  Poprerty 1 is 15 years older than Property 2. 150 sqft smaller as well.

Normally in a spot like this, we would recommend to a client that you sell your primary residence and claim your capital gains exemption under Section 121, but you have two strikes against you: (1) you have not lived in this property long enough to qualify for that, and (2) I'm hoping you already claimed an exemption on the sale of your other primary residence a few months ago, and you can't claim Section 121 exemptions within 2 years of each other. 

-Paint the Front Door a Bold Color: A fresh coat of paint on your front door can make a striking first impression.

The leverage issue - My current back up plan if disaster strikes is that HELOC on my first property, so if I use that for a down payment I don't have that back up.

Definitely would like to strike a better balance in my channels as well as build a channel for direct bookings.

Just go in with your eyes wide open.They claim the money in boost accounts is "100% liquid" and pays interest daily, which strikes me as vaguely within the realm of a Ponzi scheme.

I wouldnt want to work for them, though, there seem to be no slacking and no third strike :) BestChristophePS: @Engelo, wait for it... it's coming...

I have done several dozen homes and this doesn't strike me as a total tearout.

Imagine if rates dropped to 3% all of a sudden, the market would be flooded with wanna-be investors without a clue and you would have trouble finding any kind of deal.Don't wait any longer, time to strike is now....

It is important to strike a balance between immediate cash flow needs and long-term wealth-building plans.