There are a lot of cheaper areas in the Midwest and South where you could take that 500K and buy either a dozen or so properties (with a DSCR) or buy a bigger multi-family.

Having lived there a year it is a foreign country and many things are different and culture etc plus you have the native peoples that own huge amounts of real estate and They dont pay income tax and they get food and gas for way cheaper etc etc..

I am trying to find a real estate attorney in Macoupin County, IL as my attorney is about 3 hours away and told me that it will much cheaper to go with a local attorney.

The coaching for Jonathan's The Land Method is NOT substantially cheaper. 

Such luxury as indoor/outdoor pool, park for skateboard, tennis court, tiki bar with dance floor… of course if you need to think about the ROI and how much maintenance it takesBest ROI items are - big screen TV, hot tub, playground, PS5, BBQ…The issue is cheaper items require more maintenance.

Fortunately, I was thinning my herd back in I think 2014 or so by getting rid of a few (experimental) investments in cheaper neighborhoods.

Ok, maybe he's not as good as the $75/hr guy but even if it takes him twice as long (doubtful), its still 50% cheaper.

Watching my linens get swapped out for cheaper quality would be rather upsetting to me and I would keep all laundry at the property.

The cost is also MUCH cheaper than Quickbooks and it allows you to set up different properties that you can run reports against, have separate dashboards on, etc.

Duplex can always add additional units via the ADU laws. 8) Related to number 1, purchasing a property with an existing ADU is cheaper than buying a property and adding an ADU.