Naturally, with my first goal, you would think this would be all poured into acquiring additional properties and while I am not opposed to that, we are expecting a baby in January so maybe the short term course of action is to find good partnerships where our capital can be leveraged in someone else's model for the time being.Our Problem - We do not have many/if any like minded people in our social circle that we feel comfortable lending capital. 

Due to the nature of our professions, we will very likely be back sometime in the future, and the way houses tend to appreciate in this area, it seems like a mistake to sell.

That's the nature of healthcare IT (what I do)!

FYI - the plan would be to move in at least one renter regardless to supplement my monthly payment. 

There are some who do even cheaper & don't charge full months rent as a leasing fee & things of that nature.........Lol good luck with those guys though.

I also do not stain my hard wood floors, but instead I put three coats of polyurethane on natural hard wood.

See if they can pay it, if they can't you need to decide if long term you want to supplement a tenant. 

@Tim Bradley It is better that you are going into the BRRRR strategy with some perspective and experience with having invested before because your expectations will naturally be more realistic.

Overall, my objective is to supplement my income so when I retire my family isn't hit with a huge financial impact and I can focus more on this as a career.

There is economic development coming through the area so I feel good about natural appreciation.