I like the notion of protecting peoples privacy to process.

An emergency fund needs to be liquid, and immediately available to you in addition to being low risk and protecting principle. 

Also make sure you protect yourself with the correct contract documents. https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp

also we do not know what is going to happen with int rates, they are very high now, the economy is not good and it is not certain they will be coming down this year. we know there will be more responsible gov spending, so maybe rates will come down, no way to know...I think you need to know the market where you plan to buy well, and go from thereBest of luck

This lets your HSA grow, and since qualified withdrawals are tax-free, putting more aggressive investments in an HSA can pay off in the long run (similar to the “put your risk in Roth” idea).4.Rollovers & Debit CardsMost brokerage HSAs come with a debit card, so spending isn’t too hard if you ever need to.

Keep spending money on it, and if it is not working.. 

So basically $2M annually.So I could spend $200k and make $24,000 in a year, or I could spend $200k and make $2M in a year.

I would spend more time improving and scaling your business so you can make more money quicker so that you can get the capital to invest in real estate.

Hi I had my property manager handle my renovation on a unit in Maine while I am living in Connecticut. I specified that my budget is $15,000. After she gave me the numbers, I calculated the rehab to be around $16,000 ...

If you are able to manage it yourself, I think you will get a lot of very helpful education in real estate by spending a least a year or two doing that.You'll be able to work with property managers a lot better if you've done the work yourself for a bit, and it also helps to get familiar with the various laws and regulations you have to comply with as the owner, even if you do have a property manager in place (e.g., the new RI rental registry and associated lead paint inspections/certificates).It's up to you whether you're able to do it, but I think you'll get a lot out of the experience if you can try it for a year or two.