It is a great market to invest in for both SFR and multi family, although out of state investors have been pushing prices up on multi family more than SFR.

Haha, I had them at 10, but then AirDNA sent over some more data that pushed them just out! 

It is part of a pattern that you see with some tenant-they push a little, get away with it and then it escalates. 

These reasons are pushed to "the regular people" real world wealthy people I've see don't worry about it.

Having that deadline pushed me to stop overthinking and start taking action.Another thing that helped was breaking down the process into smaller, more manageable steps.

Interest savings in this comparison are essentially a wash, but the first position HELOC provides much more convenience, flexibility, and investing capability given that all your finances will run in and out of that HELOC and you'll have access to more funds due to the limitations of the backup funds you mentioned. 

Distribution will be considered taxable income in the year in which you take it, which likely will push you to a higher tax bracket.

Not only was the networking extremely valuable in pushing me forward, but I can honestly say after attending numerous conferences (like you!) 

The Senate didn't have enough votes to push it forward, so it's kind of in limbo right now.

@Eric James,The common comparison is that it's like "pushing a train".