Then, once you figure out in what direction you're moving, accountants and lawyers can help you optimize your business.Speaking of figuring out your direction - now that would be something well worth paying for early on.

It went something like this: If you’re looking to optimize over three years without refinancing, and you’re going to occupy the houses you buy, then this opens up a great path.

You might call it not-optimal, or inefficient, ineffective, etc. 

At the top menu, if you hover over "Network", you should be able to see "Events" on the right.

The tax benefits from doing this should help reduce or even eliminate capital gains and depreciation recapture upon sale, but again you need competent advisors to set everything up to get the optimal benefits from this strategy. 

But if you both go in on all deals together on paper, you're capped at 10 between the two of you, and then you have to start using sub-optimal financing.If you get the primary residence in just Spouse A's name, often Spouse B can qualify for investment property financing regardless of Spouse B's day-job income, provided it cashflows and the down payment funds are seasoned in an account with Spouse B's name on it.

Is it optimal to have a lender in place before doing an agent with a showing?

I have never purchased a condo because I do not want to directly compete with large apartment complexes, but if you’ve already got it and you think it will appreciate remember the old re addage...the optimal holding period for re is forever.

.- no title seasoning on cash out refinances unlike FHA which has 12 months of title seasoning after purchase before you can use market value value or conventional which requires 6 months after acquisition (this applies to CO refinances where you used financing initially to purchase not DFE or delayed financing exception which is an all cash purchase and there is no lien/deed recorded on the property at the time of close), This becomes very handy for  creative RE entrepreneur once you learn how to force equity through adding value to properties you can use VA's no title seasoning advantage to increase the speed at which you move from deal to deal quicker than Conv/FHA- no self sufficiency rule when owner occupying 3-4 unit properties which FHA has (a rule that makes buying 3-4 unit FHA properties in high cost areas nearly impossible) so this a huge plus- use of rental income or other peoples income (OPI) to help you qualify on your 2-4 unit VA purchase (FHA and Conv does allow this too)There's a lot more you can do to optimize your mortgage planning from an investors perspective.With the introduction of the 2018 Tax Cuts, you can structure your taxes strategically to not only greatly reduce the tax impact but also remain bankable to most money sources.

I believe these numbers are JUST conservative enough that they won't "talk you out of a good deal" but will protect you from over optimism as well.