And after that, at least 2 deals by end of 2019.Long term goal is financial independence.

I would recommend starting to call some independent agents in your area.

Actually did a presentation of this for our audit team at my company so I can pull some stuff from that for a blog post on that. 

That being said, Green is not an independently wealthy area and is naturally tied to both Akron and Canton.

My goal (just like everyone else here) is to achieve financial independence through real estate investing. 

Hi BP friends, great thread to start so thank you for that.I am most thankful for my health, the health of my daughter, family and friends and my full time career which even though takes more time from me than i would like still offers me the ability to have some security while making the transition from W2 to financial independence in REI.I am thankful for my 1 year journey in REI.

If the business cant cash flow independently, a personal guarantor may be required. 

I am a real estate agent and up until last week, I was working as an 'independent contractor' doing marketing and providing real estate assistance for a top real estate agent.

Went through an excruciating audit in 2016 due to an error on turbo tax.

So from a financial independence perspective, I think I'd be better off selling my home, and keeping my mortgage payment more comfortable.