Should I attempt to pay off more of my debt before I attempt to purchase something? 

(both are less debt service, HOA"s, property mgmt, reserves, taxes, insurance, etc) Cash Flow/numbers on both seem to make complete sense.  

I would pause, review my holdings and debt, redo my calculations, and proceed based upon what the data says.

Hello everyone,I'm an anesthesiologist trying to dig out of a mountain of student loan debt while supporting a wife and 3 young children in the Bay Area.  

I believe that every Landlord should contact their representatives and let them know that it is not right to collect a debt from the Property Owner that they did not incur.

My partner is an GC who owned an insurance restoration company.  

Normally a HELOC they want to see equity and debt to income ratio.

So, if you believe in bad debt vs good debt, then use good debt to speed up success.

And, in comparing myself to most college graduates (who tend to have, on average, about $29k in debt upon graduation), I'm not in terrible shape. 

Once you have sold the property the owner carry becomes a debt instrument and is not eligible for a 1031 exchange on it's own.However there is a way to still combine the owner carry note with a 1031 exchange.