The post below has a link to it if you’re curious:https://www.biggerpockets.com/topics/693527It was my attempt to model the key financial incentives for REI, which members have mentioned above, like inflation protection, capital appreciation, tax benefits, equity build up, and of course the beauty of refinancing.If you’re familiar with project financing you’ll know as value of real capital appreciates regearing will boost returns quite significantly.

My wife has a W2 income.

My wife and I both looked at each other and knew, eventually, the cat would be out of the bag. 

Plenty of games for rainy days, a great kitchen, beautiful view of the lake we are on is how we succeed.

Regarding purchasing the necessary items, my wife has opted to oversee that and find great deals on what’s needed.

My wife and I will be there- First Year!

Purchase price: $167,000 Cash invested: $8,000 My wife and I bought a duplex in 2019 -- we got an FHA loan and negotiated the seller to pay $8k towards our closing costs.

It's hard to watch the flood damage in the news because my wife and I have visited numerous times.

I feel so late to the party, but also so thankful to have found Bigger Pockets while my wife and I were presented with a big (to us) multifamily opportunity a few months ago.

My wife and I have been blessed to have 4 units that we own which we MTR and another unit that we arbitrage as an MTR.