We're based in Tampa and, in addition to personally investing, I own a mortgage company that provides financing for tons of investors.

Additionally, listing brokers represent what seller's provide them. 

Be prepared to come in with additional cash to close due the the appraisal.   

Metro area.George Mason is similarly developing 345,000 square feet for a new building called the Fuse at Mason Square at its Arlington Campus, which will be fully open in August of 2025 and will house 1,000 more new students in the technology field and 300 additional faculty, continuing to bring more highly skilled talent to the technology sector in the area (Source)The Virginia Tech campus was part of a deal made between the state of Virginia and Amazon, who agreed to add a 2nd Headquarters just up the road from the campus and to use the campus to attract high-quality talent to Amazon.

Also if the whole property or the yard is fenced then an additional barrier fence around the pool itself isn’t required.

Considering that, you are likely going to see appreciation year over year, which essentially will be additional equity you'd capture just by simply living in the home. 

Additionally, I wanted to begin using properties to pull equity to go towards buying more.

I've seen flippers run into last-minute delays selling when the title company notifies them of the need for additional documentation late in the process.

@Fulati Paerhati, sounds good, I sent a connect request with some additional information for you to consider.Look forward to connecting.

I'll just add that in addition to offsetting future tax liability, I'd like to offset current taxes as well, during my highest earning years.