I buy a primary here in the bay area but that would stretch my budget out dratically because of the high prices here but turn it into a rental after.

It wasn't a home run by any stretch.

Being selective in what your record can stretch out the amount of time the recordings are saved. 

@Tom Gimer  heck of a stretch of an argument…regulating commerce which IS specifically mentioned in the constitution as a government function doesn’t fall under any of those categories. 

Not that I want to or will stretch myself thin, however I am curious about this. 

I will let you know that real estate is all about holding properties so yes, right now, definitely a rough stretch but if you hold all of your properties, in 10 years, you'll be absolutely solid.

Thomas, St John will be a stretch for me. 

Using that $300K as a down payment on (8) $250K homes at 15% down is $270K total.I would stretch that $300K out over several rentals and avoid the headache of a crowded property, that may or may not appreciate beyond its current value.

I can't tell you how many times when people would contact my agents fresh out of guru school.. and talk a BIG game  we are going to buy 20 30 properties we are building a team blah blah blah.. when in fact most of them borrowed the money for the course and are now trying to do business with smoke and mirrors.. real investors that have money if you lay this out the right way will probably go for it.. and SELLERS I can see that for sure.. but then again in the retail resi space so many people just are clueless and or really have very little liquidity that even sending you 1000 bucks up front could be a risk and stretch for them..

My plan is to utilize the 5% down payment available through conventional loans.I would essentially mega-commute for the first year or two, working about 10-day stretches and then having equal time off, using my PTO strategically to gain more time off.