I am debating whether to "waste" my first time home buyer option and buy more of an investment home that I don't have any restrictions on, or try one of the above strategies.

While debatable, you might also want to add some basic qualifications to your letter to explain what you are looking for.

I am debating whether to refinance a rental property.

With interest rates so low I am debating about re-fi'ing our home mortgage and buying some investment properties with the money.  

I am looking for feed back on what looks to be a debatable topic: Do you think it is best to pay off your rental unit fast and be free and clear or save the cash flow for a new unit so you keep growing your portfolio?

There have been many debates over this on BP, but my take is that as the owner I want to make sure things are fixed correctly.

There is much debate here if its ever OK to use less than 50% for expenses.

Currently kicking around the same debate in my head.

I am just under 30 and don't have as much capital as I would need for larger projects like Commerical Investing or Large Apartment complex, so I am debating single family homes (buy and hold) or considering how to get into flipping houses.With Trump in office and with our current economy where do you guys think the real estate market is heading?

On my construction loans, my bank requires 20% of total costs as equity or down payment.Now, if you have not recently purchased the land (i.e. it been in your ownership for a long time), the value of that land will be something that is debatable.