Starting with an owner-occupied duplex is a smart way to build equity and gain experience.

Lots of people move as soon as the kids are out of the house. 

My daughter and grandkids would get the house. 

I’m able to pay cash for some houses occasionally when my savings builds up.

Have a six figure 9-5 but exhausted of corporate affordable housing world bs.

If you're talking about a 50k house to 100k that's 100% growth.

Joined bigger pocket to achieve my dream of owning a dream house in (already crazy) Hawaii market haha.

What this CEO was referring to is the government’s support of housing through the GSEs, which provide very good loan terms for multifamily owners, and his statement was that this is a good source of takeout financing for their borrowers.  

Instead, it will operate under the name "Dreamer's Doll's House."

When I asked why I was paying for a service fee during a period where I never turned on service, the customer service person explained that even if I didn't have service turned on, and there was no usage, there is a monthly fee for the line that runs from the street to my house so that when I reconnect, they don't have to rip up the ground and put in a new line.To me this sounded ridiculous and the power and gas companies are not charging any such fees.