However, as I gain more experience, I've transitioned more to care about quality of cash flow over quantity (which seems like we are on the same page), more about long term growth in rents and prices (but who knows what happens short term) having seen the power in them absolutely dominating my returns over day one cash flow in the long haul, having sold some stuff as well as cash out refinance I care about equity position as it gives you more options in terms of exit strategies, and having sat out a large part of the recovery (after 2012) on new buy and hold acquisitions while some smart flipper friends made lots more money I have learned to become more strategy agnostic to adapt to the strategy that the local market is telling me is the best rather than sit on the sidelines or worse yet force thin profit deals with just one strategy.

They may be right, but often they are justifying their own existence and trying to look smart.

And BPer's I'm not that smart, skilled, or savvy.I'm afraid for me the accumulation of net worth and cash flow is just a very positive symptom of my drive to learn and actuate my knowledge.

@Jaziel MaldonadoRoman using FHA first is actually a smart move strategically. 

Make sure you have a solid plan for generating income from your real estate investments to cover the interest payments on the HELOC.Target areas: It's smart to focus on specific target areas for your real estate investing, such as CT and Florida.

Just wondering but how much smart home technology have you added to your locations like video doorbell, smart lock or smart thermostat?

Investors that are living paycheck-to-paycheck and over-leveraged may see things come crashing down on them.I'm just saying to buy smart and it sounds like you are.

That would be a very smart move out there IMO as prices are high.A real estate class is what you need to learn the basics of real estate before you begin dabbling in the investment side!

I thought I was being smart.

There are some very smart people who are better at finding others than my team.