Mindset, daily discipline, refusal to give up, and having the life (healthy marriage, kids and self) you want is much more difficult in practice and often requires a teachers. :)Joe Fairless, Rod Khleif, Michael Blank (in no particular order).

So if you have need for a liquid emergency fund for your health, I don’t think you should play with that portion by buying properties. 

We just closed on an all cash purchase via an SMLLC of a SFR at auction (at a healthy discount to market due to distress) that we intend to use as an investment property, and we're looking for guidance on the best strategies for pulling as much equity out of the deal as possible to roll into another property (identified but yet to be purchased).  

It's a great way to create a healthy portfolio over time, and it's a fantastic vehicle for wealth building. 

Please let me know if there are any recommended sources to obtain business lending for start up businesses and provide assistance to maintain healthy business credit. 

You don't necessarily need 20% down and since it's below market, might have room for a healthy seller concession..check with the lender for disclosing the seller relation. 

X we don't allow smoking next to the front door sir -- I'll need to have you move out to the curb when you smoke -- thank you (with a smile).

Lol  Cool. look at all those people smiling.

Use the BRRRR tactic by finding homes not yet for sale, checking out foreclosures and auctions, fixing up with trusted workers, keeping an eye on fix-up costs, renting to good tenants, setting fair rents, getting a refinance from banks that get the BRRRR idea, and keeping financial matters healthy.

If anyone can provide me with any insight on particular area of either city where investing would be healthy, I’d appreciate it.