This is a great first step into your financial future.

Prioritize your financial stability.

Hopefully, you find it helpful and qualifies us to assist you with your goals:)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Distressed properties are real estate assets that are usually sold at a discount due to financial or physical distress.

For example, if the loan officer asks you what your monthly payments are and your mother-in-law moved in with you because she is struggling financially and you are paying her car payment, don't share that you are paying her car payment every month.

Prioritize your financial stability.

So basically in my mind this would not be a great financial move as we be accruing about 200k more in debt if we were to sell one house and take the cash from there and use it as a down payment.

Anyone answering is not responding as a Tax accountant, Insurance expert or as a Financial advisor.  

Don't limit your future financial freedom to just where you live today.

Working with AvantStay caused me large ongoing financial losses.I signed on with them to manage two of my properties in vacation markets.