@James Park I plan to do everything in my power to be Financially Independent over the next 5 years.  

The 1031 exchange is the powerful tool that allows you to use deferred tax throughout your investing life to shape the portfolio the way you desire.  

Truly self-directed Solo 401k plan is more powerful, gives you more control, is cost effective but it will not work for you unless you are self-employed or own a business w/o full time employees other than you and your spouse. 

This is where the power is...F) Email everyone on your list once a week, asking them if they have any deals.This is where the real power of this strategy comes in.

I have 1-2 years before my wife and I start having kids so I want to real estate invest now (pending good deals of course =) ).My real estate goals are to acquire small multi-families (and maybe SFRs) out of state, in order to reach my goal of financial freedom (100k / year passive income). 

The important thing to remember is that it's the person in charge of an estate who has the power to sell.

You may be capable of that, it's just a risk that you don't have to take.This is just from what I've read, not personal experience, but project management demands about a 10% of project cost premium and that sounds like it would not offer a lot of freedom to me. 

I have seen first hand the power of BP networking through locally organized BP meetups...truly a great site and positive atmosphere for like-minded folks.  

Sacrifice today for financial freedom tomorrow...hopefully!

Sometimes it's not just the money, it's cutting the ties and gaining your freedom.