Sooner, perhaps, depending on the outcome of the 2018 elections, which is a factor on why I think this will become law now.

We're leaving that option open, for the next purchase, which may be sooner than later because our home value has increased in our area.

Things will change and some of your offers will get accepted 'later' rather than 'sooner'.

The sooner the better.

I work fulltime, but all of my spare time is spent either at the gym, in a book, or my most recent addiction is on bigger pockets.

I am looking to get into my first deal sooner rather then later.

If you are all in at 175k and get a heloc for 90%, that would let you pull out 35k in cash......Not sure what kind of numbers you're currently looking at for flipping (150k homes, 250k homes, 600k homes, etc), but getting chunks of money like 35k might be a good start to helping you re-capitalize pretty quickly.I would rather lock in that buy and hold property sooner rather than later though.

When using self help for the aforementioned repairs, the tenant must do all of the following: 1) notify the landlord in writing of the intention to correct the condition at his or her expense; and 2) wait 20 days as specified in the notice to the landlord to see if he or she complies or makes a good faith effort to comply by correcting the conditions; if it is an emergency situation and the landlord can't be reached or fails to comply as quickly as conditions require the tenant may act sooner. 3) when the next rent payment is due, submit a written statement listing actual or fair and reasonable costs of repairs made and pay the remaining rental amount owed.

I'm starting to think that maybe start moving in to a multi-unit sooner.

At 400 units you’re almost certainly dealing with professional management, part-time and full-time employees, maintenance on amenities (pool, gym, etc.) so it’s a little tough to put all of those into a simple deal calculator.