If it's not working as you planned, you can move back in whenever you want and reassess the situation and next move.This is the exact path that my wife and I have taken over the past 2 years.Bought our first home (4 plex)Renovated the units and listed 3 of them as STRs (http://bit.ly/thefifehouse)Cash our refi (pulled out ~$80k)Move to a nice apartment (literally across the street from our STR -  https://bridgeonrace.com/)Listed our unit as a STRInstead of looking for a new primary, we just went under contract for our next investment and renewed our lease for another year (https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/109-W-Magnolia-Ave-Wildwood-NJ-08260/38390839_zpid/)We currently have a 9 month old and found that we love the simplicity of apartment living and by renting instead of buying right now were able to leverage our refi capital to buy another property, which we will BRRRR :)We may look for another primary in the future (specifically so we can leverage a high LTV loan product) but as of now we've been heading Grant Cardone's advice to “Own what you can rent and rent where you want to live.” 

I can tell you im moving to a different state, just got married, have very small debt, alot in my savings and want to set myself on a path to have multiple real estates producing enough income that my wife and I (no kids at this time) can do whatever we want for a living without worrying about income and live in a comfortable home (1,500 sqft home).

I would try to be clear VS this discretion path you are taking. 

I also want to set a good example for my daughter, so I can be her "rich dad", making her path easier in life.

You can then talk to different members of the community and see the path each person took. 

I'll give you two cases and see what you think from there: Case 1: I want a boring, easy, methodical, slower, but stress-free path to financial freedom. 

I'm a structural engineer with zero passion for my current career path.

It starts at the bottom of page 4 (5-3 in the document itself).The politics that are important to the business ramifications of this surround the eligibility requirements for the new folks on the "path to citizenship."  

 Coating an existing SPF roof is fairly straightforward.

Something else you may consider is the path I'm encouraging for many of my clients, which is refi the original loan and get a HELOC.