I'm always a fan of cash out refinancing to acquire a new property, so long as the new property makes enough money to cover the increased payment from the first property.

I think that as long as you have the intent to have that property as your primary residence, that should be fine. 

I say stay home as long as you can and continue to save. 

I think you’re idea to house hack a four plex is a great idea as long as you want to live next to your tenants:)

It does not matter where you start as long as you develop your Core 4.

I originally bought it to hold for as long as possible so I'll have a house paid for in the end.

As long as the numbers work for you, there's ZERO downside to making a seller financing offer, particulary in Georgia, where the seller can easily foreclose on you if you don't perform!

LLCs offer great protection as long as you treat them as their own business and dont mix them with personal assets.

Because after you close, you can refinance or sell whenever (as long as there are no prepayment provisions in place), and you'll have more equity! 

The exemption applies to "A duplex in which the owner occupied one of the units as the owner's principal place of residence AT THE BEGINING OF THE TENANCY, so long as the owner continues to occupy".