You gain possession of the money, without having the bank in the middle of the process.For the record, 3% discount applied to a rent of $1030 translates to $999 :)

It just so happens that the 2% Rule typically translates to about 12% unleveraged return, which just so happens to be about what I look for. 

If you elect to be taxed as a sole proprietorship it does not remove LLC protection, except that a sole ownership is harder to avoid "piercing the veil" through alter-ego.

We will also set our payment schedule to be bi-weekly (or accelerated bi-weekly) which translates into 26 {smaller} payments per year rather than 12 monthly payments {which further reduces the overall interest paid}.These two small practices alone allow us to cut the effective amortization of our mortgages in-half during the first 5-year term with no *real* impact to our cash-flow.  

Funny how languages translate.

This would be expected since the law did not set out to amend or alter those definitions nor inferences based on those concepts.

Although we had a lot of interest, it didn't translate into offers.  

Once all this happens I will have to translate this to cost and informed them if:a.

KW offers an excellent training program for new agents that readily translates in to investing.

That may then alter demand and supply within the sector (total demand and inventory levels).