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You didn't save 40% you spent X that could have been used for marketing or growing your business

True re the prior poster, re this helping the seller save their credit, if you buy sub-to you will dramatically raise their FICO since the mortgage will show on-time payments.  

We'd be making more money if we rented ourselves as STR, but we're saving ~$100k in furnishing costs since Avantstay provided all of the furnishings themselves. 

Soon you will be able to take care of some of these issues yourself and save a few dollars.  

A landlord cant deduct home office, cant save for his retirement, nothing.  

And there are landlords who only care about maximizing profit and nothing else.

It’s a smart move, especially since it ties in with your goal of saving for your first investment.For skills, you probably already have a good foundation with your sales experience—things like communication, organization, and dealing with clients are all super valuable.

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The third property has a nice cash flow.I am wondering if there are steps I can take to reduce the cashflow issues of the 2 properties before obtaining another property, like pay down the mortgages or should I just save the cashflow from the third property to pay for any future expenses?