First, I would turn off my listing, you are not in a position to provide a quality experience for any guest at the moment and will run the risk of stacking up negative reviews if you continue in this state of flux.  

.($440k * .10 = 44k making combined LTV 80%)We have been doing this on our BRRRR Deals to continue growing our Line of Credit to allow us to get into bigger deals, flips, private lending, notes ect... 

Then you're going to quit your job where you would have been able to absorb those capital expenditures or they would have paid for themselves over time because the properties were cash flowing (and continue to cash flow) where if something happened in the newer properties in the cyclical markets and you had already quit your job, you would be stuck.Not much of a choice, but I say go midwest.Stephanie

My intent on this next purchase is to make rental income to support a career change into investing full-time. 30k a year in rental income PLUS continuing to work but on a part-time basis should enough for the transition.

😂) producer qualities, so I know and continue to nurture them;) thank you for taking your valuable time to read my lengthy/worry post and actually gave comments ;) 😘

This answer should continue to drive your choices as you invest.

Fleas love hiding in piles of dirty laundry.Treatment would be simple if they and their stuff were out of the apartment.To prevent this problem in the future, I will be putting pest control on the tenant in my leases (but continuing to spray the outside).Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

And continuously talk to people about what you're doing and be open to adding them to your network. 

Are you looking around for a networking group to learn more about investing in real estate or are you looking for an actual mastermind group made up of high net worth individuals (most likely millionaires or more) who meet to talk about the economy and their tstrengths and threats to their businesses and how they plan to address those threats as they continue to grow.

Market cap rates continue to push into the low 5%'s, and I'm seeing new & renovated buildings sell for mid-high 300k's per unit in the right areas.I'm happy to share some market data and offer opinions where I can.