Add bonds and you are at 5%, really good, zero effort, dividends, liquid, etc.A tax bracket may be 24%, but that is not an effective tax bracket.

You should sell the property, take the equity, now converted from dead cash to liquid cash, and buy a new property. 

I cashed in on a larger home, renovated, and move the family in. 

Then, if you do an analysis after 2-3 years projected cash flows stabilize, equity improves, and the area is growing and we’re seeing larger national businesses move in, so I think the growth trend should continue.

These retirees do not want and cannot maintain the larger houses that were built for them in their prime.

Either get better at estimating rehab costs or but better (with more discount at purchase) to provide a larger spread for these occurrences.

It's a speed game.If you are not planning medium to major value-add renovations, AND the property is larger than 4-5 units, then it can be far easier and less costly to take over leases.

I would imagine I can choose to move for a number of reasons, such as a better neighborhood, upgrading to a larger home, getting closer to the city, train, etc.

My first idea was to buy something small and do short-term rentals for the days I'm not using it.I've also considered buying a tri or quad-plex or even something a little larger around 5-12 units and keeping one for myself.My other option is to buy something with a walk-out basement and rent the other two levels out. 

Does any know of a nationwide HML that will accept crypto statements  (such as BlockFi or Celsius) to show liquid reserves?