Feels like a gamble with the appraisal.

It's a gamble to sign up for those tasks for sure unless you really want to learn and get your hands dirty.

Gamble on Magic Johnson coming in and the area appreciating.  

Being new is thrilling and frightening equally, and getting a little advice is priceless.

I can only imagine investors with 10+ properties are closing in on a 7 figure liability - Is the rental income enough to justify that magnitude of debtOn top of that, I will want to get a personal home soon as well (currently house hacking a duplex), I wouldn't want real estate investment debt to be a burden on me missing out on a dream homeThen of course I'm cash stricken after putting down the 20%, so it will take some time before my current property generates enough to where I'm ready to afford another down payment (also it should be noted I'm not thrilled about the idea of raising capital through others)How do you manage your debt as you scale your portfolio?  

I personally don't like the smaller stuff because I want more units of cash flow and don't want to depend on appreciation (to me thats gambling). 

They are absolutely thrilled with the 8% coupon tax deferred and the rest (debt pay down and forced appreciation) is icing on the cake!

I can hunt and peck at addresses on my county website and stumble on what looks like a private mortgage but it’s not much to go on to draw a conclusion on the inventory.I would be thrilled to hear any and all advice from the BP community!

People with money who aren't investors or lenders are always thrilled with a 10% return.

Proctor and Gamble just established a large manufacturing facility in the area, which is bringing in many jobs for people.