At which point I will have exceeded my retirement income goal without even factoring in my retirement accounts.My logic is that I want my wife and I to have the ability to retire early.

In practical terms, even if developers have more capital thanks to lower taxes, the increased costs for materials might force them to rethink project feasibility, adjust pricing strategies, or even delay or cancel projects altogether.

Propwire doesnt make it clear they even offer this document but if they do there data is also at least 12 days behind the county records and provides only a fraction of what is available from the county.

I'm still getting up to speed with things, so I can't say quite yet exactly what type of real estate investing I'd like to pursue, but from what I know so far I'm leaning toward long-term single family rentals in the Colorado Springs area.

NJ is a big one—places like Newark, Paterson, or even smaller towns have better cash flow potential.

Your purchase price of 215k would be a bit higher which could cause you to lose money on the property.We have flipped a bunch and notice that even as a broker trying to be conservative in our ARV estimate, can still sometimes be too high by 5% (worst case 10%) in some cases. 

Look for off-market deals, seller financing opportunities, or even house hacking a small multi-family with an FHA loan (3.5% down) if you plan to live in one unit.For creative financing, explore seller financing, subject-to deals, and lease options.

I have not gotten anyone to complete the prequalification form even with all the people that have asked about its availability.

We were especially thrilled to start our investing journey with a duplex, and it was even better that the tenants desired to stay and had been consistent with rent for many many years.

Additionally, while rates aren't historically bad right now, they are higher than 4-5 years ago, and they will be even higher for you as an investor than they were as an owner occupant, which is what you were when you bought originally.I get that you are anxious to add to your portfolio, but that could be achieved without touching your first golden goose.Sometimes on BP, the push is to leverage every last spare penny, but that can be a risky game as the markets shift.