We are in a similar position on door count and I've listened to a ton of content, read books, etc.

One is your next primary residence. 

Part of the reason we've been taking our time is that the costs for building materials like lumber were highly inflated at the time we purchased the property.Our primary residence, is here in the same state and we'd like to keep that home indefinitely and eventually it would be our home part of the year during retirement, rather than to sell it and move.

If you've lived in the house for more than a year, you don't need 20% down to buy a new house as your primary. 

At least in our primary market (Tampa) I think 2023 created a purge of subpar listings and subpar owner's (get rich quick types) and now has created an environment where the good survive and the best thrive and the rest have died. 

I would suggest for your first acquisition to "house hack" and buy a primary residence that you can get preferred financing on and also make some income on.

I’ll be closing on my new primary April.

@Yuqing Xiong all properties will cash flow positive if 100% owned.

In the end, a well-managed eviction process is beneficial to all parties involved and helps to maintain a positive rental experience for everyone.

You can't do that iwth your primary.