@Jeff RiceWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

My big question to the current and future rock-stars of our community is; should we cash out refi our current property or get a HELOC??

If not you now know my sort of investing criteriaDon't waste my time on future deals that don't at least come close to my criteria. 

Are you saying to hang on to that for the future second investment property?

@Cara ElfordWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

If you believe that things are as they always will be, (first you should look at the past and see if that is a reasonable assessment of what the future brings) then taking into account: limitations on what you can invest in, your Solo 401(k) "projected" growth, fees & hidden fees, you can't co-mingle funds, you have to carefully manage the process, future tax increases, tax law changes, a national debt that is north of $22 Trillion dollars, unfunded liabilities and and of course inflation, along with possible "bail ins" then you are well equipped to decide if that is a good choice for your style of investing.However, If you are an "opportunistic investor" . . . . you jump at the opportunity when it arises, then you run into some conflicts.

@Michael AustinWelcome to BP, and congratulations on making the decision to invest in your future via real estate.I have written a few blog posts that may help you get started here on BP, and with your investing.

If it is your intent to move back into the home in the future this is your best option to ride out your expenses in the future.

How do you plan on using it in the future?    

I plan on getting my license as a real estate agent in the near future but for the past year I've been learning everything I can about wholesaling as this is how I plan to start my real estate career in the mean time.