If I do get to the point where I have multi-family properties and a family home, it would make the most sense for me to sell this property so I can narrow my focus into strictly managing and acquiring bigger deals.   

Hotel points are amazing when you can redeem points for stays at aspirational properties that smart people like us would never use cash to stay at.I focus on teaching people to use airline miles and hotel points to reduce their travel expenses so they can use their cash to invest, pay down debt, or travel more & have better experiences.I recently spoke with @Mindy Jensen and @Scott Trench on the BiggerPockets Money Show Episode 27 where we talked about everything you need to do to get started in the world of travel rewards.

Most of these meet ups seem to focus on single family investing.

In the next few months, I will be joining Joyner Commercial and will be focusing on investment grade properties and office market.

There are several that are multi-family focused.

He focuses on selling multi family properties in Chicago, but the problem for us is that without us living in it and house hacking like Dhru mentioned, we can’t afford the 25% down yet.

I’m multifamily focused too, so I love your strategy.

I agree, I feel Iike I mentally respond with the intent of getting to a computer to actually respond, but of course my brain ends up focusing on something else and I never get around to it.

Many of the contractors in SoCal tend to do high end restoration and are not focused on more economical remodels.  

He runs a virtual real estate focused CPA firm and is very active on the forums.