As someone who has a tendency to spend excessively and live paycheck to paycheck, the lockdown measures implemented during the pandemic unexpectedly helped me stabilize my financial situation.

Know what you want out of your investment and when, aiming for a home that fits your needs and can grow in value.

Aim to keep up with 80% of inflationary growth in annual wage, and stack away.

Next, if your aim is to do development, I think its very important to start off with a vision.

If you aim for higher returns and can manage the risks and responsibilities, buying multiple homes with 20% down could be more beneficial.Has anyone had this come up when buying properties?

I am trying to aim for quad since CF is the best. 

The best you can do is find a provider that aims to inform you of any-and-all pros, cons, & risks.3) Whenever the IRS does start targeting abusers, you don't want to be riding on the leaky ship with the big bullseye on it.The upshot of all this is that for anything tax related, find someone that's focusing on you and trying to help - not someone promoting a one-size-fits-all approach.

Hey Matthew,It really comes down to the type of financing you're aiming for.

They also would rather manage expectations - aim small, miss small.

I'm considering acquiring a property to convert to a PadSplit, but my aim is to use the depreciation against my W2 income.