With 20 acres it's an incredible event/ wedding venue!

Recommend keeping your W2 job for as long as possible while building your PMC business.Typically, one needs 75-125 properties under management to actually make a living.This approach will also force you to automate your PMC business and maybe even hire a Remote Worker or two as you're able to afford. 

I even took some of the concepts discussed in the book and applied it to how I manage my personal finances as well, incredibly helpful read!

If anyone has referrals or knows of reliable channels (like Google or specific websites) for finding licensed contractors in the High Point/Jamestown/Greensboro area, I would really appreciate your input.Also, any helpful tips and experiences related to construction, dealing with appraisals, titles, and refinancing would be incredibly valuable.

Combine rent control with restrictive zoning, or a nightmare permitting process to build, and you've got the recipe for an incredibly easy path to becoming a multimillionaire.

Wow $750/mo cashflow for a property that was only $118k that's incredible!

The real comparison to make would be between the returns you can get in your retirement account using leverage vs the returns you could get if your account does not use leverage.Taking the funds out of the retirement account as an early distribution can result in taxes approaching 50% based on a few factors.

They have always been incredible to work with!

Rethink your approach and have a realistic construction cost.   

It's an incredibly popular change, so I'd be surprised if we don't see it again.As to the retroactive point, it's not happening.