It would help to have more info (ie Purchase, rent, expenses, cash flow, how long have you owned it, is it a desirable property to live in, etc.).

I believe in this area 3 bedrooms are more desirable, but I'm thinking around 100/mth from a 2 bdrm to a 3 bdrm but a 3 bdrm could have a longer term tenant.

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I’ll have 185k into this beautiful split level home in a desirable town and neighborhood near where I love that will sell for over 250k easy.

I would recommend 2-4 units starting out than add as desired.

It helps to have a sense of what you can bring to the table, because making a potential mentor have to "work" to find a way you can add value isn't really initially adding value, but placing an assignment on the mentor.I've found that many REI who are at meet ups are passionate and very willing to offer advice and sometimes their desire to contribute and give back and sense of satisfaction that get from that is the value added. 

So far I'm very much impressed by the camaraderie and the general desire to help others succeed. 

Just food for thought as I always see people mention 1031 exchanges on here and in podcast but rarely have ever heard anyone mention anything about the Reverse 1031 exchange.To me that seems much less stressful honestly as the REIT I work for did at least 2 in 2018 with our shopping centers and plan on doing many more.Instead of selling your property and having to rush into throwing into another with a reverse 1031 exchange you first purchase the property you desire and then you can sell your property to cover it.Obviously there is more rules and regulations than this but that is the simplest way to explain it and gives you something to look into.  

As an investor you should desire market appreciation yet the rents will typically (virtually always) lag the market appreciation. 

If your desire is to invest your equity as opposed to simply hoarding it you pull it out and spread it around.