Its a sad day when you have sacrificed the very freedoms that we fight to preserve just to get out and be less than fully equipped to succeed in life after service. 

I suspect home prices will continue to drop and you'll lose some of what you gained at purchase.Keep hustling, sacrificing, and saving.

If you are far from your monthly cash flow number I say keep sacrificing until you are done dominating 

But I'm ready to do more, even if it takes sacrificing my current wage.

Yes conventional wisdom states that we're stronger in teams so it's a good idea to approach other investors with this in mind.However, the concept of the value I can add to another investor or a team (at least without sacrificing myself) and vice versa is still abstract to me.

Whatever my income is, save as much as I can so that I can reach my goals when i am ready and not sacrificing what I don't have to. 

We currently pay about $700 in rent living in a trailer in California, so we are no stranger to sacrificing a few commodities in order to save as much money as possible.

In this example you are sacrificing Time to save Money.

Is the equity gained from purchasing under market value worth sacrificing the advantages of say an FHA loan to house hack.

I am first generation college, and my father and mother sacrificed a lot to make that the case.This leads me to my why: 1) First and foremost I know that I can systematize my success.