Frankly I am looking to pull cash strictly to increase my reserves and give myself a better level of comfort in uncertain times.

They would have called for sure as the regulatory environment in Washington was completely uncertain. 

Dealt unusual problems like prostitutes, overdoses, break ins, etc. 

High leverage, uncertain economy.

This is not zero sum game.It is an unusual time, volume of properties on the market are way down, prices are up and competition is everywhere.  

I think we may experiencing some growing pains and I’m uncertain about how many people we need to hire.

The purpose of building wealth your family can tap into is to make sure they have something to hang onto in case you are no longer there to teach them anything.The future's uncertain and the end is always near. 

If the long term goal is appreciation, short term sacrifice on the cash flow piece for the uncertain next 3 to 6 months would be worth it to get the property at a discount.  

That feels correct, and what the reality is (and what my current agents are trying to sell me on) is that in this market we are mostly investing in an uncertain future reward based on speculation of the market.

Is there something about the floor plan that is unusual?