If you do not feel comfortable pursuing additional growth, I'd wait it out just a bit. 

If you're comfortable living where you are, equity in your current property or your savings rate would be the two other ways to get your next one which is going to be much slower.

Whether you need a CPA with just three rentals depends on the complexity of your situation and your comfort level with DIY tax prep.If things are pretty straightforward, you might be fine with tax software for now.

There's a lot more compliance, regulations, and other protections that many brokers do not feel comfortable hiring just anyone. 

I'd rely on her to handle much of the day-to-day management.Given this, we're leaning toward a single-family home where we can comfortably rent a room to someone we trust.

Feel free to DM me and I can review the micro market with you and wish you luck. 

Get out of your comfort zone.

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But it feels like if you keep cashing out equity on your properties to buy another, you end up with multiple properties but with your equity stretched really thin, like a house of cards ready to collapse.