Looking at the auto industry now they are stockpiling inventory.

Stock pile cash while you're in Okinawa. 

Plan upgrades ahead so you can pre order and stockpile all the items you want to add. 

Stock piled enough stuff to take care of his rentals for a decade or more.

My plan is roughly like this:- rent out the Olympus Cove house for a few years, stockpile income- do repairs and deduct them for tax purposes- in 1.5--2.5 years, move in (it's in my kids' school district)- rent out my Sandy home for additional revenue ($1700-1800/mo)- or, sell Sandy and use proceeds for more investmentsThe worst thing about the deal is I'd have to get an investment grade loan on Jupiter, which is about .25 pts worse than what I could get as a principal residence.

During that time stockpile cash and get educated.

The average one in my area charges 12%.You want people who are busy professionals and have a stockpile of money sitting somewhere earning horrible interest. 

You need to have a stockpile of them so you can rotate them out once they start to get all smelly and gross.I don't use "financial independence" as a why.

do it the EASY way....by taking a few years and accumulating large cash stockpiles, an 800 beacon, and low DTI.

The question is if you have the liquidity to hold on and stockpile for the next downturn.Where people get into trouble is not seeing the peak of a cycle and loading up on properties and debt thinking they will be missing out.