Definitely connect with @Jackson Harris and @Jeremy Holden if you have not already!

I never want to have less than that in savings, because in the event of a huge market turn I want to be able to bail myself out and survive.

Once I get better at purchasing and adding to my portfolio, I know I will have the knowledge to be able to survive without needing the benefits of cost segregation.

Thats was how I survived my first few years. 

R&D is like split testing, trial and error is "I'll be damned to spend the time investing in knowledge so let's just hope we survive the guessing". 

Quote from @Ben Johnson: Quote from @Theresa Harris: Can you move into one of the rentals and then sell it in 2 years? 

Quote from @Theresa Harris: I find it hard to believe that leaving the lights on would amount to $250. 

Would be happy to meet up and discuss your goals in more detail.Glad you said it, I didn't want to come off as being negative@Jackson Harris  the Phoenix area may not be for you with that kind of money yet for all the reasons Scott mentioned. 

This is basic case where bad sponsor doing high risk investment in bad times …I was one of the small investor for very large SF rental fund out of Florida but got litigated by SEC three years ago and handled by receivership court now.three years later we got at least out 80 percent money back LOLBtw , every new kid can make money in 2016, but if they can survive 2022 that’s your guy :)So don’t afraid to make lawsuit against these company …Carlos seems to be more experienced in this than me, so feel free to disregard my comment at your discretion.  

The average company only survives for ten years, while even large companies typically last just 18 years.