It will help balance equity growth, cashflow, purchase and sales cost, and time in one equation.

I think I have two choices to accelerate growth: 1) cash out refi on my positive cash flow homes or 2) borrow money to acquire homes that have termite damage and missing air conditioners.  

It might be a good area for rental investment, but looks like the price is already high there.2) A SFH in suburban Los Angeles area, given the strong house price growth there.

I am thinking about hiring an employee (and family member) to help grow the company. 

We donate 10-15% to charity, consume 10% and reinvest the rest back into the business (more properties or capital improvements on existing ones) to speed it's growth.

Although you have to look at what you can stomach because there will be some time before you see growth.

I miss the big check paydays, but the long term growth is quite satisfying.

Tax sales investing is definitely a complicated industry to get into, but there are some resources coming that will immensely reduce the time and cost to perform your research.

Over 70% of the United States' annual population growth (and over 90% of California, Florida , and New York) results from immigration. 29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens---------Nobody is saying we don't want people to come to this country, we just ask they follow the laws and do so legally.

Projected population growth huge.