@Brady Ascheman To make the decision strictly from a Property Management standpoint you have to calculate your vacancy cost and cost to acquire a new tenant to know if a rental increase is even a smart play. 

If first time home buyers are having a difficult time coming up with the funds for even the costs to play as a first time home buyer then are the non profits supposed to pay the buyers agent commission too? 

Although I probably get killed on transaction fees which is part of why I am not pulling the trigger (along with lack of time to execute well).There are games you can play for increasing your returns in the stock market (sector rotations, rebalancing, being a good company picker) but you lack operational control. 

I think investing for cash flow to start is a slow game.

Hey @Marc Shin, so yes on the games.

Many companies have left the state entirely.Insurance is a simple math game. 

Not a single one of the properties I was under contract for made any sense once the massive price increases were put in play.

My end game is to show you a path to financial independence, whether that be at 45 yrs old or 70 yr old.  

This decision often comes down to a simple numbers game.

Depending on what you want to do and what role you want to play, would depend on how you should go about it. =)