Install the bathroom on the sloping floors, will have to build up shower area to be level but no big deal.Pros- Fast, cheap, income starts soonerCons- Obviously the annoying sloping floors, renovating kitchen and adding bath on sloping floors pains me.ConclusionI can put in the bath and kitchen leaving the floors as it quickly and at wholesale cost, I'm confident this is the route most people would take in my circumstance.

Big time properties like mine in King County are more around 750K, that's what I'm dealing with, and you really feel the pain when you are paying 8K in taxes on just ONE property out of many when  you'd be paying 3.5K in Nevada on a comparable dollar amount of properties.

I had been contributing aggressively to my 401k and it was starting to build up nicely. 

If you're looking to scale, then you need to hold on to cash flow and use it to build up the war chest to do more deals.So, that's the choice - if you're not trying to expand, paying down mortgages can be okay. 

I'm looking at an NTS in King County, Washington State where the amount in arrears is over 9 years' worth of monthly mortgage payments totaling over $208,000.

Talk to other investors there about who they use to fund deals.You could also wholesale/flip some properties to build up cash reserves to allow for more purchases.

.; a house hack), and then gradually build up to more advanced strategies as you gain experience.

Carpet needs to be replaced more often with greater chances of getting stains or excess dirt build up.

Also, equity build up dilutes all of your equity and reduces its value with each increase. 

So, I'm pivoting to finding a SFH that I can live in while renting out the other rooms.I am also excited to meet people in this space and to build up a team.