It's tempting early on to leverage as much as you can so you can do more deals and keep liquidity, but increased cashflow especially with PMI will make you sleep a lot better at night.

Hi Geoff,In my opinion, keeping your current home as a rental property could be a smart move.

Hard to say which way this could go, just keep good notes, records and photos, dates, times etc… maybe this could possibly go under their previous policy?

Also keep in mind as time goes on typically your yield will increase because of the rent growth. 

I buy homes as a primary residence with 5% down and move into them keeping my previous as a rental and the area that I live doesn't have new builds that would work for us, otherwise I would buy a new build. 

Just make sure to vet them carefully.Overall, my advice is to keep things simple for your first deal.

Each has its pros and cons, but starting with House Hacking can be a great way to ease into real estate while keeping your living expenses low—perfect for someone just starting their career.Here are a few suggestions to get started:Education: Books like Set for Life by Scott Trench (sounds like you’re familiar with him!)

Selling gets a tax free gain and allows you to be more liquid; keeping it allows you to have once in a lifetime cheap debt and have that leverage on an appreciating asset. 

.- Creditworthiness: German banks assess your financial standing, so keeping accounts in good standing is critical.4.

She's a beast and you'll likely get approved which will give you a revolving source of funds to keep growing Griffin what terms are you seeing on products like this?