You pay more interest in the early years because you have a Larger principal balance that you are paying interest on....pure and simple.

Relying on appreciation alone is purely speculative in nature and can backfire.

Who has done a Texas RE license renewal purely online?

This is purely a contractor being lazy.

Also, there are certain advantages in terms of the financing, when you buy a single property as an owner occupant, vs. a pure investment property (such as higher interest rates).

@Mark Gast  Are you planning on living in the property or operating at a pure investment? 

@Frank Chin I'm planning on purely living off of my rental income.

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