And 36 Other Key Financial Measures".     

@Brie Schmidt and @John Warren, I will aim to sell first to further free up my DTI ratio and I'll temporarily reside with family while I search for my next buy. 

Take a look at the book, "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow...And 36 Other Key Financial Measures" by Frank, Gallinelli.

Ultimately the Biden plan is aimed at closing "real estate loopholes" as a way to fund expanded social programs.

First thought is stop measuring your goals based on the number of properties, and the timeline ti get those properties. 

Its exciting to get into the rental portfolio business but like most successful investors know, you aim for an at least an 8% CoC return to stay even competitive with the general market return such as stocks, mutual funds, etc . 8% is considered a base hit, 10-12% is a home run and 15% or more is a grand slam.

No politician of any party wants to anger a huge swath of the population, so you are better protected that way.Be smart, take measured risks, but don't let fear get in the way of taking action.

I want to implement more cost saving measures this year so that I can increase my current cash cushion (e.g., eat out less, etc.).

or at minimum people should aim for above 10% and ignore the rest.thanks  

Well, if this is the aim, shouldn't it be teed up by historical data?