Is cash flow more important or appreciation and equity? 

Finally, one of the above (or sometimes all three) would come back and do a pre-move in inspection before the resident moved into our home.

If they can’t afford the same standard of living they will be reluctant to sell, even if they have considerable equity in their home.

As an Atlanta resident and real estate agent, I hate to hear news like this, but hopefully, the campus will come to fruition one day.

I've got about 250k of equity spread across 5 SFHs that I've acquired in the last year.

As of now, I think our residence would be more appealing to a family looking to buy, but I am not sure.

Also, you don't say where you are, but many states do not allow you to do 'Owner/Builder' work on your investment properties, just on your own personal residence....

The numbers showed that option 2 closes the performance gap as I approached my target retirement age (65+) and exceeded it in retirement.My calculation does not factor in equity appreciation - just compounding of present value.I like the fact that option 2 gives me income while waiting for retirement. 

I don't want to miss a good opportunity but I am also ok being patient - just trying to get all my ducks in a row, so I have the knowledge if something does come along - our credit is 800+ and we have about 900k in equity in our home with a 3.625 interest rate. 

We have 4 SFR's- 2 in one LLC, 1 in a different LLC and 4th is my personal residence not in an LLC.