My investing approach is to maximise return by maximising leverage.

I just know that starting out I need to maximise my dollars and time with my branding and marketing.

I want to get in to shared flat rentals, we call them multiple occupancy in the UK, in London like San Francisco, there are millions of 20-30 year olds living in shared houses and it is a great market for maximising cash flow on properties.

I already have a diverse portfolio that I have placed all the equity gained from my properties into and have maximised my returns that way.

With some luck by the time you retire you then liquidate everything and retire on your invested income to the south seas.I personally love leverage and pull as much equity from a cash flow property as possible and invest it else where to maximise my ROI.

You maximise your returns by maximising the number of income streams you own.

I assume what you mean is you want retail or home owner buyers to maximise your sale price.

I'm not a detailed person, so when CTL said it will hold all the documents, I didn't demand a copy of the contracts myself," Mr Ng said.That was the start of a massive headache.How the scheme workedCTL Group and its founder and director, Ms Clara Tan, were hot in the property scene between 2008 and 2012.Her seminars on topics such as maximising rental yield, spotting prime property below market value, need-to-know tips for foreign markets and the power of leverage saw robust turnouts, and were sometimes over-subscribed.Believing in her business model, several Singaporeans invested their hard-earned savings in her projects in Memphis and Indianapolis, where she said she "flipped" properties.When the US housing bubble burst and the 2008 banking crisis followed, owners in many US cities, including Memphis and Indianapolis, were badly hit.Many simply abandoned the properties they could no longer make payments for.

The goals you have influence your decisions and they determine, largely the metrics you choose to use to guide your decisions.Briefly - it's a seller's market here right now - virtually every SFH I've either sold or bought has been a multiple offer situation in the past 10 weeks - inventory is historically low and rates are low and prices are projected to continue to rise over the next year at least in the SFH sector so selling right now - all things being equal would be relatively easy which could stabilise a 1031 situation - however if you plan to buy in a tight market ( Oregon) that would compromise the original impetus to increase cash-flow.It is entirely possible to manage a small remote rental yourself if you have support locally and want to maximise cash-flow - 10% of $2150 = $215 + $120-170 extra from refinancing if you do not extract any equity = $335 - $385 extra revenue per month if you harness the PM fee and the reduced mortgage payment.If your objective is to grow your portfolio then you might want to leverage the hot SFH market here and sell - maximise your selling price ( good Realtor and good target market asset positioning) and invest in a below market Triplex that you can force appreciate and set yourself up to pull the equity in a refinance event later down the line, collect good cash throw off and leverage the asset to speed up your portfolio growth...plus owning a MF builds your lender credentials more than a SFH if you want to scale up in the future.I always have my clients clarify what their primary goals are with their investment portfolio - it matters and it really helps you to get clear so you can recognise what a good opportunity is for you.

Hey BP friends, 
I'm about to close on a property in CA which I'll be using for AirBnB. My partners and I bought it all cash and, before we refi, we want to do what we can to maximize the appraisal. The market is hot...