LOL, though size of the house is related to rent and the number of things that can go wrong).

Today we invest 100% into Roth contributions so there is no tax benefits to diverting the funds I would just be giving up the $7K a year employer match.

Sellers will be paid to employ a bevy of tactics to undermine, hard negotiate, and undersell to unknowing buyers. 

They consider factors such as property type, location, and size.

How many townhomes can fit on the site, assuming 1,850sf unit sizes?

You don't necessarily need a w2 for active income it can also be anything else like self employment works too you just have to wait one year of tax returns but run your business for at least to years to use it and make sure you don't write off too much as you want to be able to use the income to qualify for a mortgage.

Prices less than that tend to require a lot more rehab budget or, are unlikely to have the proper mix of location, size, amenities, etc to have a strong ROI.If you follow @robbuilt from BP you'll see he just posted on his IG story a link to my most recent STR I launched for a client! 

There must be other ratios that come into play to limit investment purchase size to income? 

.- thanks ...try reaching out to the local small to mid size  credit unions and banks in NJ ...contact the bank you  have your checking / savings with ...contact the lender that services your 1st mortgage for options .....regarding deprication - are you asking about the depriciation on the  primary home ( subject property ) being added in or  for the depriation from another property ?

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