If you're tax bill is $6-8k (minus the 1031 fees), surely you can make that up by taking multiple swings over a longer period of time.OR pursue some sort of owner occupied strategy with that cash if you can swing a live in flip or house hack.

Very different advice if you were looking to make $20k a month while spending your days on the golf course or lake. 

Step outside to the fenced backyard or relax on the swing on the front porch.

Picture this: 3 pools and hot tubs, a dynamic game room, a versatile venue, pickle-ball courts, outdoor theater, mini-golf, and more.

If you can swing it, increasing your down payment to 25% or more might help boost your cash flow and make your investment even more sustainable.Your long-term goal of buying and holding, with a target of 20 properties, is definitely a winning strategy.

I’m not sure how you swing this.

Maybe volunteer for habitat for humanity and go swing a hammer for a few afternoons and build a house for some underprivileged family???

But in my case it was an older downtown neighborhood in Prescott AZ, that had been run down pretty bad and was just starting to swing back.

Golf, we got that galore too right Marcus. 

So that's my Rx for you; do LESS, simplify, don't chase grand-slams swing for the bases, focus on the simple obvious, be a good landlord.