Tim, what you were talking about depends upon many variables. I do think, you are better off staying with the one investment property. If you want to do another later, use funds from elsewhere. Home Eq, Savings, Bond maturity, Etc. JMHO
I have made mistakes in the past, while there was still time to recover from my mistakes. Now I have to be more careful, Not too many financial windfalls are in my future I am afraid...