As for Julie's question , yes the FF career does allow for some swinging hammer time.

I am a title researcher by trade message me and I can see what I can do to help you.

A few deals have traded hands between REIA members in the past where the seller carried the note. 

Just as many people will never jump in too swing a hammer.  

If you just want to trade up or over for a different real estate property a 1031.

A quick formula to find value is call some local commercial broker and ask what cap rates multifamily properties are trading for in the area.

His primary work is electrical but he tells me he runs a crew of guys that span the trade and are insured.

Also some technical books related to stock trading and hedge fund quants I find tangentially related, and these get played once or twice a week while I am sleeping on a night when I'm feeling restless.

I feel it could be a cheaper and smaller project to get into the swing of things before moving on to houses.

The size of the mortgage (or hard money) remains the same; you simply trade your current mortgage terms for newer terms with longer terms. - Can refinance up to 75% of rehabbed appraised value - If wait 6 months can include rehab as part of rate/term loan???