I have a plan and I'm not sure if I'm going to the right direction.

I plan to have $60k in liquid assets to be able to invest.

The initial plan was to slowly rent out the spare rooms and renovate until a refinance/moving out and onto the next property made financial sense. 

Right now, my plan is to have my wife do more of the business while I take on a full-time job and do the business part-time.

Networking with local investors can provide practical advice and potential partnerships.Research and Planning: Start by researching the Asheville market thoroughly.

@Leslie Cunningham it will take a lot of work and/or a decent amount of time to acquire enough rentals to allow you financial freedom to travel.But if you don't start...you'll never get there:)

If you're living there and you plan on living there for a little bit but I don't see what the harm is in it especially if you want it. 

A 1031 exchange would seem to make a lot of sense, but you need to have a firm plan in place to execute on this when you sell. 

Here is the link for reference, I'm sure you could make better heads/tails of it but we still plan on talking to a financial advisor. 

He does not plan to reinstall it.