Though my brother is down the street and will be watching over the renovations for me.Yes, rent control in the Bay Area seems like it would be a lot to contend with!

@David SmitContended poverty is an honorable estate, but if indeed it is contended it’s not poverty at all.

I love them, no gas furnace problems to contend with at midnight.

I would contend that the future is brighter in AZ vs.

Meanwhile up North we have this & it's a Nobel Prize contender if successful.

And since he is a lawyer he can represent himself so he doesn't have the issue of "billable hours" to contend with. 

Well, I'd contend you could change the word "house" in DR quoted "List your debts, excluding the house, in order" to "houses" and still follow the fundamentals that DR preaches.

You may also have usury laws to contend with in your state depending on the type of property sole and transaction.Another matter related to interest is that a seller can not charge points, that is pre-paid interest and seller financing is an installment arrangement loaning equity based on a sale price, not cash.In serving your client's best interests, it is better to advise competent assistance by a professional, such as a CPA would in a legal matter.

Beyond the math, you need to contend with the realities of lending guidelines---title seasoning issues and or chain of title to be specific.

While it sounds amazing to have 20 doors rented out, you also have 20 different families to contend with, potentially several property managers, the tax returns and monitoring the cash flow and expenses, plus overhead of physically owning the real estate (mortgage, repairs etc).I wanted to have time and geographical freedom, which is something I feel most investors want - but it often gets covered up with "financial freedom".