Clearly we all strive for the opposite.

By the way, QII has been a “credit” elected by some California builders but may become MANDATORY in the near future as California strives to reach its energy goals.

This other form of crowd funding makes it super easy, even though it might take a bit longer to reach that pinnacle passive income that one is striving for.

I never once said that there isn't a problem, nor did I ever say that as a species we should not strive to treat pur planet better.

For those that are striving the to leave the W2 and want to live on passive income, it would be futile to try and pay off the mortgage early in the growth phase of REI .Since this is an REI forum, and your OP was with the intent to buy more properties faster, paying down the mortgage would be counter productive.

You need to, as a landlord, always be striving to leverage the best of people-power that you can.

The following steps will not only help you secure your first property — but they will be easy to replicate as you strive for more and more deals.

I’d strive to maybe do 2-3 studios if that’s your current budget then work on building up to something bigger like a few 1 or 2 bedroom units or a small SFH.

That's why I won't trust anyone to management my money unless:1) They have a Fiduciary responsibility to me2) They Make more Money that I do3) They are worth more in Net Worth than I am4) They have a better ROI that I have, which I don't know Fund and only a few stocks that did better than I did over the last 2 decadesThat really narrows down the financial advisors that can actually help me.In fact, I believe you can strive to be your best Financial Advisor.Or am I being too pessimistic?

Cap rates of course don't really mean squat in the residential space.I strive to buy above and sell below the market cap for my specific asset type, class and neighborhood.