While your immediate position doesn't change, you now own a property with 200k of currently inaccessible equity.Also with your first one, if you can put down 5% or equally low, occupy it, and do a live-in flip, you may not have to refi; save up for another 5%, do it again, new primary loan, etc. 

Gas, fast food, etc.   

They changed that rule to allow this on 6/1/2016.

Also, another point to consider:  what the real estate signs for changes.....

I've house hacked twice in Reno, NV and it's changed my life in a relatively short amount of time. 

@Kalen Adamson unfortunately the sale of the shares from your brokerage account will be what triggers the capital gains tax no matter how fast you put it into the LLC account. 

Wholesalers I've met are either fast talking liars, straight up scammers, or already have a list of go to buyers.

Hopefully a letter from a law firm will get them to change their attitude pretty quickly.

I havent been able to find anything in my area that pencils out as cash flowing in a LONG time.... but places are still selling fast and above ask, so maybe I'm missing something

Congratulations on getting the first two properties, and changing gears into investing.