I would have responded last night but my 9 YO decided to throw a plastic toy at the speed of sound. 

I appreciate your understanding of need for speed in the remodel by hiring a contractor and not wanting to 'save' money by doing much yourself. 

One of the fastest growing metro populations in the US.

No better place than BP forums to speed up my learning curve. 

We're one of the fastest growing cities, We have one of the youngest populations of wealthy and educated people and our high paying Bio & Tech fields (new jobs/careers created) are set to explode over the next decade. 

He's got a really good book on Note Investing that is a great starting out resource.Our west you have Eddie Speed and Note School.

Living in one of the units in a multi-unit property may be the fastest way to get life-changing cashflow.

It's the fastest way to break the ice and hear changes in there voice. 

The question is do you just keep what you have and watch your loan balance go down over the years or do you try to speed up the equity creation process by investing somewhere else in real estate.

I think your best bet is to take a course from reputable names like Scott Carson, Dave Van Horn, Eddie Speed, Martin Saenz, etc..