My personal threshold is more qualitative: I will quit my W-2 to become a full-time investor when I see that the W-2 job offers less of a boost to my investing than more time would.

Broker:  Joe, This property is structurally superior to the comparables and has energy efficiencies that dramatically reduce expenses. 

I'm not understanding where future expenses are considered that will dramatically eat away all the cash flow.

One person I can think of who applies it religiously does very few deals per year, but in so doing dramatically reduces his risk on each deal.  

I see your points.One of the things you might be running into is that the IRS's budget was slashed dramatically after the whole Tea Party/Non Profit debacle a few years back.  

I believe though these new first-time buyer tax changes in Belgium that stared this year will start giving a boost to the market which is good especially for the smaller units which are normally always snapped up first.Did you buy the second building yet?

It's our experience that, while it makes your net worth look good on paper, the first 25% equity in property is pretty much invested for the long haul, either until the property value increases dramatically or until the tenants pay down the mortgage enough to make it worth the cost of the loan to get your money back out.     

No-one wants to live with their bedroom window a few feet from the tracks, but properties that have a sounds barrier and are a couple of blocks walk away will tend to see a nice boost. 

I did make a huge jump about 3 years ago to turbo boost my business and buy some partners out of an investing company. 

Was wondering if this is the best route to go or would it be better to use extra money to give me and my wife's ira and 401k a big boost.