I prefer Section 8 tenants to low income cash paying tenants but there is a damn good reason why many landlords won't put voucher holders in high end properties.

. - Prices are too high- Prices are falling- Interest rates are too high- My Cousins, Mothers, Sister told me that Real Estate is too riskyThere’s never a “perfect” time, but everyone wishes that they started sooner.

Would love cash flow, of course, but if I could at least break even on a highly appreciating property, I'd be happy with that. 

I can highly recommend @Wale Lawal!  

@Philip AndersonMultifamily properties in Ventura can perform well due to the area's high rent demand, but inventory can be tight.

Quote from @Tom Hall: My mortgage rate is very high  and I would like to pay some of it off, so that my monthly payments would go down a bit, I dont know if it is financial smart to do it or not?

One thing to consider is whether a two-family twproperty might provide better cash flow than a condo, especially with NYC’s high costs.

The current owner is letting me take over the property as a tenant as long as I pay the water bill and the mortgage payment on it and whenever I decide I can purchase property for the balance of the mortgage  they are in no hurry for me to purchase the home as long as the mortgage is paid. 

My 17-year-old daughter is still in high school, but she saved up $20,000 in 14 months as a waitress in a town of 10,000.

A personal liability policy "MAY" extend to one or two rentals but if you are planning on building a portfolio consider the commercial umbrella.Another thing to consider is that the courts frown on carry high personal liability but low business liability when trying to hide behind the vail.