She's our CEO for both our Sales and Property Management companies as well as she co-owns a contracting company with her husband while managing a whole bunch of kiddos!

The whole point of this post is to answer questions like yours.

Bacon is more yummy than a Christmas tree, but I bet I'm going to have a whole lot less regulation growing Christmas trees... however, before we even get to that, it's necessary to know that the inquiry is even about bacon v Christmas trees, rather than Bacon v grapes. 

.: I agree with @Theresa Harris & @Nathan Gesner but this whole post seems weird....who buys a 220v Dryer?

The fact that you’re so close to achieving your goal is inspiring. 

It is better to even be slightly cash flow negative in year one with a quality asset than to buy in the hood and find out that your xls spreadsheet did not tell you the whole story..

I learned a lot from them and they don't make you pay for a whole lot of software and such either.. .or at least they didn't used to.

Report back in 2 to 4 years what the property is worth now versus when you purchased and the cash flow you have achieved.

So think twice before taking any outsized risks, as you already achieved a nice equity base, and you don’t want to end up screwing the pooch by taking unneeded risks ;)Good luck and keep us posted on your decisions…

The whole buy it and wait to re-fi is a farce.