It's the contrast between all that junk and the swinging soundtrack that makes it work for me! 

I want to compare and contrast two of them specifically but I'm having a little trouble because of the differences.My goal is to buy a duplex as my first property so I can live in one unit while renting out the other.

Talks about the lifestyle of unassuming rich people contrasting with typical big-hat-no-cattle poor people. 

This is in stark contrast to what @Brian Cardwell has been saying, in his arguments you do make overpayments and the loan gets paid off ninja fast due to those overpayments and not because of the heloc.

Contrast that to a syndication and all the work is upfront finding a sponsor and a deal - after that, you couldn't be active if you wanted to!

(In stark contrast, multi-family construction activity dipped once again, this time by 3.2%.)

I don't really wish to compare and contrast Texas with California in this conversation though, because that sets my bar very, very low.

I've purchased properties through roofstock and the contrast in service from one purchase to another was a big decline.

Mike Mike, I'm not advocating this PDF article, I just brought it as an evidence or reference for the 1% rule in contrast to the fact that I didn't find anywhere else other then BP about the 2% rule.With regard to your comment: "...the Rent - PITI just won't get it in the real world"Although, true, it suffice to say that in the mid to high price RE, the 2% rule is also not part of the real world.

And for a really fun contrast and comparison, the condos and single families there in San Fran can equal a fairly large midwest apartment complex!