Children are more sensitive to these things and would probably grow an extra arm out of their head or something. 

Put your head in the sand, but be sure your insurance is paid up.

My next move is to touch up the property, live in it for a couple years, then either rent it or hopefully be able to BRRRR it to then purchase a rental and rinse and repeat.I feel I am over my head doing this, looking forward to the learning.Best regards.

Looking to get started and Heading to the meetup tomorrow at The Hub on Kenny for the Columbus Deal Maker session.

We kept our heads up, knew it would eventually sell, and continued to ‘keep our heads in the game’ by listening to Bigger pockets podcast daily, reading realestate books and analyzing deals.

Just my perspective as I'm about to head down this path as well.

You might have to compromise your needs and/or the value factor and that balance is something only you can determine but as long as you go into it clear-headed, it should make sense.  

Now I'm ready to balance the time I spend with my head in books and excel with getting my hands dirty and directly making things happen.

Stokes Jr 2 things... one, they know in a crisis situation, you're more likely to keep a roof over your own head paid than an investment, and second, because a majority of the mortgage industry plays to the tune of Fannie and Freddie, which would rather show gains in new home ownership over new millionaires made.

Always have at least two exit strategies, it's too stressful to have HM hanging over your head.