So I’m trying to see if I take that equity off the table and re-invest the sale proceeds in another market across more doors where we’ll see better appreciation, OR if we continue keeping it as a rental and work on principal pay down even though the rental price has been coming down and the home is not the easiest to fill because of the above average price for the C- to B neighborhood.Ultimately, my stated goal has been to build appreciation (over cash flow) by acquiring 1-4 doors per year for the next 10 years to allow my wife to retire (or be work optional) by the time she's 50.

Hi Guenevere, With a budget of $23,000, it seems like multifamily might be off the table for now.

No app or website or discount brokerage or whatever can replace the value that a good, experienced agent brings to the table for the average consumer home buyer. 

These properties will age about as well as that green banana sitting on your breakfast table, and the resale in ten years will be atrocious, because the homes will be out of style.4. 

My question is, I am looking at using a white label table funder to start with while I raise my own funding.

Pressure test is not on the table anymore, mainly due to lender's inability to communicate.My realtor is just trying to work with what we are getting from Chase and trust that the underwriter, appraiser, etc are competent enough to see that this is a good deal.

We have a Pottery Barn table at our personal house and we would not buy it again knowing what we know.There was a lady I know that got bedroom furniture that was made out of plastic material and looked good.

You can do this simply by changing your bedding colors and the colors of accent items like throw pillows and towels. 

I mean like you said we don't all need white table cloths and linen napkins when we go eat.. 

One of the investors brought the buyer to the table (my personal opinion was that the buyer did not have financing but I went along with it because that is what the investors wanted).