The area I own is growing. 

I don't think the people running the local show give a tinker's damn about you, and probably more than one local multimillionaire muckety-muck wants your land to grow wine on it.If I were you, I would let go.

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.

While I'm just starting out, I'm committed to learning, growing, and making smart moves in this dynamic field.

.- This unlocks cash to allow you to buy a new larger home for your growing family(congrats) with 5% down (Since it's a primary residence)- This allows you to exit the current home and cash in on the $600 cashflow differential(minus the monthly payment of the HELOC, minus maintenance and plus tax savings ).Could be a strategy that works well for you, please feel free to reach out if you want to talk shop and run the #s.Zach

Cheyenne is growing rapidly and I think it would be good investment. 

This year, I'll make closer to $175,000 thanks to some opportunities for overtime, but they're not consistent or guaranteed so I don't want to consider that as regular income.I am very fortunate to have an excellent pension that will allow me to retire as early as 39 years old ($58k/yr) with it growing exponentially every year ($400k/yr at age 65 - which I do not intend to work until).

I suggest you take all the classes to get your real estate brokers license and read a few books on how cities grow and evolve.  

I get into my SFR for $0 only out rehab $ for a very short period of time usually about 90 days then keep growing! 

Until then, my initial plan was to try and grow my capital (20k from a car flipping business) and get experience now so I can later focus more on cash flow down the line.