Also, I'd worry a little about the actual rate and emphasis on working with the right people.  

I  definitely need to put more emphasis on cash flows in the future.

I'm also finding that a lot of people are not putting much emphasis on debt to income ratio for their tenants, as long as their income is 3x the rent - which is true for all my applicants. 

(just Google:  11 USC Sec 547(c)(2)(B   )It says The trustee may NOT avoid a transfer that (is)  intended by the debtor and the creditor to or for whose benefit such transfer was made to be a contemporaneous exchange for new value given to the debtor;  and (B) in fact a substantially contemporaneous exchange;I added Emphasis above, the trustee said (B) was:      "security interest given to the creditor must be perfected/recorded within 30 days of the granting of that interest."

My goals are to have positive cash flow, but more emphasis on the appreciation value of the home over the next years/ decades.

Hello Fellow Investors!
Does anyone on here have a solid referral/recommendation for a tax attorney in the Portland Metro Area that really knows their stuff regarding 1031 exchanges? Any leads are appreciated. Thanks...

As far as tips/advice, I would put an emphasis on vetting property management companies since you will be out of state.

Accordingly, the circuit court correctly determined that the appellants (emphasis added) could not enforce these restrictive covenants.

Investors should put a heavy emphasis on understanding all operating and capital expenses.

The text (emphasis in bold is mine) is as follows: (a) A real estate broker within the meaning of this Chapter is any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other business entity who for a compensation or valuable consideration or promise thereof lists or offers to list, sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, auctions or offers to auction (specifically not including a mere crier of sales), or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of real estate, or who leases or offers to lease, or who sells or offers to sell leases of whatever character, or rents or offers to rent any real estate or the improvement thereon, for others.The management of an LLC and its business is vested in the managers.