But if your husband is adamant about not leveraging your primary, you have to play the hand you are dealt.If you want to owner-finance your current primary, you'll gain cash flow (acting as the bank), but sacrifice the cash you want to use for another primary or investment property.

So simple, so hard to just… sacrifice to accumulate the cash, and sacrifice the ego to not chase the huge portfolios and massive leverage that can leave you at the mercy of the near-term market.

We wouldn't want to sacrifice that, but I am really interested in the profit sharing option as mentioned in your post, if it can be achieved without sacrificing the step up. 

If you want an unusual, "live like no one else" life, you're going to have to take a 2-5 year period and make some serious sacrifices.

If you can identify those “up-and-coming” neighborhoods, the return on investment can be quite solid without having to sacrifice quality.PS: Fun fact—Kansas City was recently ranked as one of the top cities for real estate investment due to its strong job market and affordable housing prices (source: Forbes 2023).

I have a considerable gain from my CA flip, if it sells/ My choices are 1) Just pay the cap gains tax and get to freely do what I want with the liquid funds. 2) 1031 Out of state and file the FTB 3840 forever.I'm just getting started and made sacrifices to get this deal going.

If you're starting from close to zero, you need to be flexible, scrappy and willing to sacrifice your current lifestyle in the short term for the better lifestyle in the long term.

It's a slow and steady journey of sacrifice, living below your means, delayed gratification, and just getting the snowball rolling down the hill.

Between the two of us we’d technically be able to add at least one duplex a year while at our current jobs and not sacrifice too much.

You are welcome for my families service and sacrifice.