If you rent out rooms, that is probably going to be your best bet in the NoVa area. 

You could try and find the motivation, but your best bet is likely to continue to look for motivated sellers.

I made a ton of money betting on appreciation in Beijing, China and now have completely swung the other direction betting on cash flow from turnkey rentals in the Midwest. 

After "seasoning" the property and waiting the year, cash out refinance the property with a fixed 30yr at 80% of the ARV (which is now 100k) - You can bet there will not be much appreciation n one year and the bank you are getting a loan from will be very suspect if it is a ton. 

And of course do NOT buy in declining markets (which seems obvious but in seeing the markets so many people are buying in, apparently it's not that obvious).So best bets for equity in a turnkey:1.

It's not unexpected for listing agents to receive cash offers on properties within a couple hours of being listed.Your best bet is doing a little marketing and locating off-market deals.  

You will still have to pay it back, and I'm betting the interest rate will be higher than the interest rate you're currently paying.Depending on your plan rules, there may be additional cons for borrowing from a 401k.  

Im not sure what a power team is but I bet you can invest in real estate without one.

Magnetic dimmers will cause flickering The safe bet is to pay attention to the packaging of both lamps and dimmers, it's well advertised what they're capable of on their packaging. 

I've been able to win dozens of clients in the past by betting them that I would find errors in their tax returns if they would let me review three years worth of returns.