But I’m looking to get into the investment/development side of the business opposed to the sales side.

Overall, I've noticed that the people I rent to really do tend to be A LOT smaller and obviously weaker than me, as opposed to the homeowners and of course other landlords I meet.I am also of the opinion that when my tenants see me in my work uniform, pulling up in my work vehicle, and have the opportunity to watch me working on my own properties with my own hands, a lot of class envy really seems to seep away out of the landlord-tenant relationship.

If gold was just as easy to transfer, trace, store, and liquidate I wouldn't be opposed. 

After all, since this is a rental property (as opposed to a flip) and you're making interest-only payments, in theory you could make payments for 20 years and never have paid any money towards the principal. 

You will be looking at deals that are more about lowering your expenses as opposed to cash flowing, but you can still make sense of house hacking there if you think long term. 

Most people don't have any patience and want their money now opposed to later.

Even thought it’s not a defined goal this year, i am always looking for better-minded (as opposed to “like-minded” people to keep in my circle in order to increase my personal perceived value and raise my thermostat (see recent Podcast ).These are all real estate focuses.

@Lizeth NevarezIf you have a lot of equity, I’d look into getting a heloc - home equity line of credit, as opposed to a cash out refinance.

I wouldn’t count on being able to convert the basement to a fifth unit (towns usually strongly oppose basement units) but as a 4 unit it seems worth a more detailed look.

Staying focused on this has helped me continue to build my business as opposed to getting distracted.