Upon the expiration of the Lease and any extensions thereof, Tenant shall surrender the Premises in as good of state and condition as they were in at the commencement of this Lease, reasonable wear and tear from ordinary use excepted.The issue here is there is not mention of a $$ for a Penalty. 

I did use one years ago on a flip, for space purposes, worked great, allowed me to grow the kitchen.

Contributions to the 401k may preserve the 20% deductionHow big a portfolio do you intend to grow?

The Instagram account is called "Broke and Growing".I appreciate you guys taking the time to get to know me a little better.

@Josue Godoy This is a loaded question- If you are planning on being very specialized in a single area it would make sense to go one way or another...this is an oversimplification, but the point is to be diverse enough that you can process any type of deal...for example, really focus on an area you like well...like flipping, but learn how to hold properties as well, and whatever else you want to learn...as you grow, you'll be receiving many leads from different sources...and the point of this rationale is that you should have enough tools in your toolbelt to put your deals in a "best use" funnel...then profit on the other side.I'm only adopting this position because you are so young and have so much time in the industry to elect to pursue and specialize in one strategy.The simple answer is related to your goals...assuming you want passive income to replace your W2 means that you will need to buy and hold properties...similarly, if you start flipping properties, you're creating another job for yourself and creating a liability.

Do I need this money to live on or grow my business?????

Its been going really good and my business is growing every year.

I struggle with whether I should take some money off the table and sell off some properties, reinvest in other areas that cash flow with some more room to grow on the apprecIation side, or just play the long game and ride it out.

It has continued to grow, but I am interested in pulling all of the funds out to use for investing in deals for myself.

Every time I go to finish that project I look at my options, and every time thus far I find that the $25k would be worth more to me if I deployed it into another property rather than finishing an addition.If you are growing a rental portfolio for passive retirement income the most important question (per my opinion) is if I borrow X what will I get in return?