I would have the goal of outsourcing it once you've got some traction but things like list fees and shipping can destroy that budget. 

I would love to sit down with you one day and discuss your plans, goals, etc.

My goal was to maximize profits on the deal without pissing anyone off.

With that kind of income and only 32k saved up I can’t afford to invest in nyc at the moment , my ultimate goal is to have enough rental properties to not have to work anymore .

The goal, I assume is to one day own them free and clear.

I have done this analysis on the areas that I primarily have buy n hold (it is the #3 entry on the list and has done well for each of the durations I listed).Again I am not anti Vegas buy n hold but anti using a 1 year appreciation to make an argument for a location over another location when the investment goal is a long term hold.You can probably tell I work with numbers a lot also (both in my 5/40 job as well as in my RE pursuits).

Exchanges work well for moving up to a bigger unit but they do not work if your goal is to reduce debt or take cash out.

Of course your goal is to get to the closing table and there are so many variables in order to do so.  

Goal is to leverage my appreciating low cap rate market for a high COC/GRM market.

Tell me about some of your financial goals.