I guess the way I look at it, I could make an investment of $17,000 to get about $5000/year plus accumulated equity, or I could sell the building and clear perhaps $20,000 before taxes.

Bad part... if you purchase a home for 100,000 invest 30,000 into flipping and you receive a loan to do so, your interest accumulates.

So, either you make a $1000 payment each month, or the $1000 per month accumulates until you pay the loan off.I'm having a hard time understanding exactly what you're paying.

[The same principle as: stuff always accumulates to fill the available space?]

At the time I was working for someone else, I was growing my company on the side,and accumulating a few months of savings so that I could make that switch to working for myself, and with that I couldn't afford to buy a house.

The difference being that they were able to direct the remainder to a cause of their choice.As a guy on the street I still think it's hard to beat the 1031 through the years accumulating deferred tax but changing asset classes from appreciation to cash flow and from active to passive management - finally passing and leaving the property to heirs who enjoy a stepped up basis on the properties.

It may be difficult to accumulate $100,000.00 in cash on hand for a first time investor simply starting his portfolio or path to long term wealth. $100,000.00 is a great figure to kick off with, but something in smaller increments may be more achievable to ultimatley result in over $100,000.00+ in cash equity.

I would have the two properties and sit on that for a while until I saved more money to acquire more or accumulated more equity to extract from the investment property? 

Hello everyone,Newbie here trying to get some options on where to store money during the accumulation phase for a down payment on a home.  

I don't need the money that is left over each month so it will be left to accumulate in  a separate account should something arise.Thanks for everyones input.