I realize this is a super basic question and more info might be needed, but I wanted to see what you all thought: Do I pull out the cash from the refinance to continue to fixing up the property or do I use the cash to put a down payment on another unit?

Some people don't like continual special assessments and they can scare buyers.

They would need to operate in SC.

Or should I continue to do both (the plan right now) on a lower budget? 

Buy a operational 3-4 plex and temporarily live in one unit till you have the money to buy and move to the next.

We currently have a couple of SFRrentals up here in the WA area (Snohomish County) and are looking to increase our portfolio... but now I'm a bit torn on whether we continue to invest here in WA or if we look to AL now that we will likely be moving there by next summer.Pros and Cons that I've weighed for investing in AL as opposed to WA:Pro -1.) it's cheaper!!

On the other hand, I also know the cons about getting licensed, which is having to disclose (could be a pro or con), all of the fees and continuing education courses, etc.

At first I began learning about stocks and continue to today.

So we would love to add one to all of our homes.The current plan is to leverage 2 properties to build one row house then refinance and build the next, continue until all of our rentals in this market have a carriage house.We would be able to save some $$ if we were able to build them all at once.

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