It is hard to beat the appreciation, cashflow, tax benefit and the hedge it provides against inflation. 

My vision for CountOnCam LLC is to be a company that would like to provide a shared housing experience for women and children, immigrants, and low income families.

I provide my application and screening criteria on my website so applicants can look for themselves before spending any money.

@Charles Evans Zelle and Venmo do not provide the same protections as a third-party rent payment portal.

Sure, because when you take rent payments out of the equation you can focus on the tenant landlord relationship and providing the best experience for the tenant.All the best!

but they don't provide current rent, value, what they have capital wise, etc. 

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Most lending is based on cashflow, not the 2% rule (although still a good rule of thumb for some types of investments), might have the most help from the group if you provided some of those details here just so it'd be easier for us to help you best. 

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