I have a substantial amount of money in my TSP, but that is the max.

Definitions of success may vary from person to person, but since we are on a real estate focused website, I want to focus the the definition of success to mean that your real estate has brought you either substantial wealth or monthly income or has enabled you to have much more freedom than you otherwise had. 

A good deal is where you can buy substantially below market and either rent it out or resell.

We’re trying to leave a substantial cushion before we buy another property, but having difficulty putting a solid number down.

Of course, I'd need substantially more detail to fully underwrite itAssumptions:$2.1M Property$54k Closing Costs (2.5%)$200k Renovation Budget (40 units x your $5k per unit) units $5000)$537k needed for 25% LTV loan with Rehab financed through Investors$53k Emergency Fund$791k - Total Equity RaiseReturns:Investors Equity - If your property compounded 6%YOY (more on this later) per year for 6 years in a row, the total value of the property would be ~$3.0M. 

A repair is routine maintenance that keeps your property in a normal operating condition, but it does not materially increase or improve the value or substantially prolong the useful life of the property.

As the majority of Loopnet listings on the site are basic, the value add of being a Premium Subscriber to Loopnet went down substantially. 

I recently made the promotion list, I’ve been offered a substantial bonus, and my flight pay just went up considerably.

There would have to be substantial air quality concerns considered. google it.

Upon resale the taxes could go up substantially.