@Josh Fuller excuse the brevity but the bottom line is do whatever you have to do to get your next unit, as long as you are able to manage and maintain both homes, that means keep them rented with good tenants and maintain repairs cost effectively.

If it's priced in line with the comps, you should be able to find a buyer at or near market price, no matter what you purchased it for.

Real estate agents have been feeding the "you get what you pay for" line for years..but do you? 

Hooked up electricity lines to the main line.

@Dan Heuschele thanks for the post...very much in line with what I was thinking.

But we all know in our line of duty we can find ourselves leaving sooner then expected for any random thing.

Goal for Q2 2019Because our model is broken down like an assembly line, and each position is highly leveraged on other positions, we discovered we need to make a leap of faith and triple the size of our organization.

Since in the past 10 years, you see those type of storms / flooding more and more.I would also worry about the insurance price or having to need a flood insurance or even not begin able to insure the property at all.Bottom line, costal living is still a dream for lots of people and if you are willing to take on the risk, then go for it.

Anyways, that rant is over.My current situation:I bought my current house (3 bed 2.5 Bath 1790 SF in Tennessee) in 2014 on a 15 year note ($~1280/mo) with 151k financed.

You always want competition from a number of fish; not the only fish in the pond on the day you need a contract.This is not a state with high wage earners like NY/ CA/ DC, so even one additional line item can affect profit.