If limited access to capital is hindering your ability to grow, it's time to take the outside-the-box approach and explore asset-driven lending. 

Something a little bigger for the family, but has an element where we're able to put in some sweat equity.

The ability to deal with problems without needing to get on a plane and fly to the OOS property. 

I've had the ability to make a couple offers, but unfortunately nothing as been accepted. 

In the past, some drivers have overestimated the abilities of this technology.

You cant deny them the ability to have the repairs done at their cost.

Hi Derek,Cashflow positive real estate will help your ability to qualify for a primary residence mortgage, not hinder, assuming an REI-friendly lender, and that you maintain adequate PITI reserves (if you have healthy retirement accounts, that'll typically do it). 

To make decisions that would affect a series of events that would cause you to create some sort of asset whether it be a check cut from an escrow account or a fresh piece of real estate that is cash flowing quite well is just hard for some people to fathom.If you have self-doubt about your own abilities to succeed in this business of real estate investing then go and listen to the podcasts as I am doing currently.

Tony, to answer your questions:1) That fact that you are currently employed has no weight on your ability to qualify (or disqualify) for a Solo 401k.

Account Closed Your "all cash" tip works for you as you likely have the means to show actual POF if the seller asks and you also can likely close with cash if for some reason you can't get bank financing, hence your ability to exclude any financing contingency in your offer.