There is no way living in Los Angeles with a wife and 2 young kids that I can reasonably afford a loan using a 50% DTI, unless I project my income to rise sharply going forward (which I will not bank on).  

I look forward to seeing you around the Bigger Pockets site!

Especially when it comes to the factors that you can control with regards to SEO.To conclude, I think you must "burn that midnight oil" and set up your entire system (website, social media, content marketing, sales funnel, email automation, etc) as quickly as you can and then tweak it as you go.Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread and looking forward to keeping this converation going.

Sell, at a lose if necessary, and move forward.

Looking forward to adding your podcast to my list. 

You are in the right place and we would be glad to have you come to some of the Meetup groups in town to introduce yourself and discuss your way forward.

I look forward to reading your stories/comments

I'm gonna have to forward this to my brother.

Moving forward there will be an extensive professional cleaning required, replacing flooring, and the time it takes to get that done even though she is no longer living there.

As a new person to REI, and in the same area, I look forward to seeing your journey.