The last thing you want to really stretch your numbers and find out you bought something in an area that has problems. 

It's a plan however executing it successfully with a SFH will be a stretch.

Don't start stretching your budget or start to downgrade the type of home you want because prices went up too fast. 

This yields the same amount of money, however stretches the payments out over 30 years vs 8.5.

Dont stretch yourself out too thin buying new furniture, cars, etc.There are going to be so many more costs that come up over the next couple of years.

The "third unit" is a bit of a stretch and really should be a top/bottom duplex of large 3bedroom units.

I don't want to stretch ourselves too thin, so please let me know if you think it's best to just sell this house to put us in a better spot for the next house we purchase. 

While all your TSP/ IRA/ 401k/ whatever friends are losing their minds because they lost half their life savings, you can stretch out on your couch made of $100 bills you got from owning rental property, crack open a cold one, and watch the world burn while shopping for the next killer deal.

I currently have an apartment that is much nicer in a better part of town for $1050, so I feel like $850 is probably stretching this property.

The employees that have families I think are likely to end up in good school districts in Arlington, parts of Alexandria, Springfield, Rockville, Bethesda, Potomac (primarily west of 355 in Maryland except where the Walter Johnson district stretches east of 355), Fairfax, Falls Church, a bit into Reston/Herndon.