BFR will replace scatter-site SFR as the preferred vehicle for owning SFR.Yes.

Is this your only retirement vehicle?

. ;-) I told her she could always have her dates, but to go ahead and tell her family and friends. ;-)Thanks for starting the discussion James, always eager to hear what others are doing and learning new strategies.

However, I'm worried that I didn't think ahead enough and structure things optimally.

@Michael Ablan  You would call E.M.S. then pack all their stuff up and leave it in their vehicle after the ambulance and police are gone. 

Having the two additional partners that she knows and trusts has given her enough nerve to let me go ahead with it, and so if I can successfully manage it and breakdown the points you listed above, I think that would be the key to getting her on board.

you have your entire life ahead of you and getting wealthy is (generally) a long term process..... 

I am going to be relocating to the STL area within the next month or two and wanted to start to network ahead of time.

I have over $200k equity in my primary and I will be taking out a HELOC to fund my first deal but looking ahead - I'm not sure how long we're going to hold on to this house so I'd like to focus on building a business line of credit that I can always depend on. 

Being in the position you are already in at 25 and 24 years old is probalby ahead of 99% of people your age.