Maybe there is a way to refinance some of our properties into a portfolio loan to pull cash out, but then we could lose the STR licenses from the cities since they usually require the homes to be in a person's name, not a company.  

I was scared to continue in real estate after getting a deal and losing it because I the team and education I had didn't help me. 

(Owner-occupied)You can play with these on your county's tax assessor sight, estimating real property taxes for occupied/rental.If you want to get into the SFH space, and be competitive, I think your best bet is to invest in properties whose assessed value is sub $75k-$90k.

Sure it's easy to not lose money if you buy and hold and never sell a property.  

Start with how much do you have to lose.

You’re losing sleep while she’s sleeping like a baby.

In a market down turn, condos are the first to lose value and the last to regain value in an upswing.

We lose sight of that because we are in this awesome biggerpocket bubble.

You can move into the rental suite and rent the main part of the house.If you buy a rental, you need 20% down and because of that won't have to pay CMHC insurance.As for purchasing and selling in 2 years, you will lose money. 

With enough variety—the theory goes—when one asset gains another loses, offsetting some of the overall variability.