It sounds like you have the DP, rates, avoiding inflation understood, is your biggest issue the inventory? 

For the new year, let's help each other avoid the potential pitfalls that can come with utilizing our benefits. 

So if you want to avoid that, have a will or trust documents to avoid probate and designate your beneficiary.

., the heights) and others to avoid. 

This feels a little scammy and I'm not sure what to do at this point (Also note that the equity has gone up %25 since the purchase) Any advice you guys have would be appreciated and any advice on how to avoid this in the future would be helpful.

I’m trying to avoid having my equity tied up in there for 12 months.

30 year investment rates are closer to the 4% range, and I would imagine private money is going to be more than 4.5%.Main benefit of private money is to avoid jumping through the hoops and red tape conventional financing can bring.

I'm very new to this and am trying to avoid analysis paralysis and just going for it (but that obviously leads to many questions)! 

Once a new tenant moves in, the old tenant and their lease are a void contract. 

I'm learning so I can avoid making the same mistakes again.