I think the agent offers the most flexibility and freedom of time. 

Selling shares will allow for flexibility from investors, but dilute my % ownership. 

Perhaps partly due to COVID-19 concerns, but more so new organizational pushes for great flexibility and work from home arrangements which have allowed NYC dollars to buy 5x the property one could buy in VT vs NY. 

REI planned on opening their new campus in Bellevue Spring District in 2020, but COVID took a huge toll on REI’s business and they are now forced to give up some of their campus, which Facebook is supposed to buy or lease (I believe)Microsoft has been planning a new $5+ billion campus but recently announced that they are going to allow all of their employees continue flexible work from home options indefinitely, so they probably will have unused office buildings up for grabs as well as their existing campus... who knows what will happen there.

Flexibility to live in one unit (well- I framed out a space in the basement) and rent the others!

A bank that is willing to be flexible can be a key partner many people overlook. 

I'm flexible, but this year seems tougher. 

Please note that the account into which the funds are deposited must be the same type of account from which the funds were first withdrawn (e.g. withdrawal of pre-tax funds from a 401k could be deposited in a pre-tax IRA but not a Roth IRA - "like to like").Loans:Payments on a 401k loan taken under the CARES Act must be paid back starting in 2021 over a 5 year term.Here are the details regarding the loans:NEW LOANS:The CARES Act which was enacted to provide relief to individuals impacted by COVID-19 allows for increased 401k loans and more flexibility for repayment of these loans.Specifically, you must be an individual who meets one of the following conditions to demonstrate that you have been impacted by the crisis (and it will be your responsibility to retain documents in your files that demonstrates that you are a qualified individual):Individual who is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test;Individual whose spouse or dependent is diagnosed with COVID-19, with a CDC-approved test; ORIndividual who experiences adverse financial consequences as a result of being quarantined, furloughed, laid off, having work hours reduced, being unable to work due to lack of child care due to COVID-19, closing or reducing hours of a business owned or operated by the individual due to COVID-19; or other factors as determined by the Treasury Secretary.On or before September 23, 2020, such individuals take a 401k participant loan subject to the following terms:Maximum Amount of the Loan: 100% of their 401k balance not to exceed $100,000.

The actual full report is here: https://www.millersamuel.com/f...It appears that many families are radically rethinking their priorities when making "buy vs. rent" and "city vs. suburb" life decisions.I found this observation particularly intriguing:"[T]he tether between work and home just got a lot longer ... people have more flexibility about where they can live in relationship to where they work"

I have the flexibility to move wherever in the country to manage the properties anywhere, so distance is no object.Does anyone have any suggestions on low maintenance options for 250k cash to leverage into a 1mil loan?