I look at it through the lens of: 1) If I contribute to a pre-tax account like a pre-tax 401k, Traditional IRA, SEP IRA, I get a tax deduction, but now I'm in a partnership with the IRS, but I don't know what I will have to pay them later on in life when I start pulling money out (that is because when you distribute you pay taxes based on your effective tax rate at that time, which can be unknown). 2) With Roth accounts, (Roth IRA/Solo 401k(k) with Roth component), I can get the taxes out of the way on the seed, so I don't have to pay on the crop. 

I payed the $1,800 for it a few years ago and started it but life got me distracted and I didn't finish trying hard enough. 

Tony Viola was exonerated of all charges and deserves ten years of his life back for a crime he did not commit. 

There are a lot of calculators and resources here in BP that I think can help. 2) How can you do this most tax-efficiently and 3) Does it make sense for your lifestyle.

In a former life this was fairly common but I would have it paid to escrow and then credited off my origination fee, if that makes sense.

Just as many times, it didn't result in a good outcome.Driving for dollars is something I do coincidentally as I go about my daily work/life. 

I try to teach my kids the importance of investing and show them real life scenarios any chance I can.

The benefit of using DSCR style loans is that they typically do not appear on personal credit reports (unless there is a default).

The service company can attempt to extend its life by cleaning the condensing unit, replacing the aged AC capacitor and contact, and checking for R-22 levels.

Are there areas you do not want to invest in because of travel time, lack of a network, or other life factors?