My name is Stephanie and I am pursuing real estate investing to improve passive cash flow income for my family.  My husband and I are partners in this venture and are looking to purchase our first property within the ...

It is this loan that provides you liquidity, and unlike a 1031 exchange, there are no rules on the timing of subsequent purchase, nor do you have to apply all the cash to the replacement property or maintain at least as much debt on it as you had on the relinquished property.

In the future I would like to be able to use products across residences, I plan to paint all future units in the same color schemes and so forth.

I charge just enough to pay certain bills that cannot go on my schedule E, such as medical insurance, but so much so I would have double taxation problems.

@Marco Jimenez if you plan on using it within two year, you’ll want to keep it liquid.

Excellent advice @Randy E., thank you.

Now, I’m paying myself in the lower 5 figure range after product cost, marketing, employees, and reserves.Do I double down and open a new business in the same market, or play it safe and start investing the cash on hand?

A 3 bedroom with a garage in Aiea is a great product.  

Any type of investment real estate that you intend to fold for productive use qualifies for a 1031. 

We all know it exists, but no one knows where to look, fewer even try, and only small minority ever get that lucky.I think the "you need a mentor" propaganda is propagated online by the gurus that want to sell you access to themselves or some other product or service that lines their pockets.Bottom line: Very few people give away anything for free.