To give that up would be a significant quality of life hit, but...I can take that hit if I see a clear path to improving the situation in the short to medium term.

My business partner works in medical and has quite a few contacts who would love to invest in real estate passively - not in a private lender capacity, but as part owner in a medium to large deal (I know, that's all relative!).

On a separate line I calculate the subfloor prep-Carpet pad, moisture barrier, tile mortar, etc.With tile mortar-the back of the package should tell you how much surface area it will cover depending on the tooth width your trowel has.

However, as I prepare to press forward I need to insure I start building for the near future just incase banks don't like the growth rate, plus today interest rates will go up one day..For example; we just wrapped up a deal for 20 of 50 units we could get, the 20 will net us 35k equity per unit and over 220k in gross rents a year being the medium price market provider for the area.

If your subfloor is MDF (medium density fiberboard) it is a lot more difficult for this method to work as this material is softer and the screws will just penetrate through.

I believe that most Americans that will consider real estate investing are likely to be employed in the short-medium term, and might realistically make the transition away from W2 income to a real estate business/investment income over a period of 5-10 years.This creates a scenario where the old 401(k) invest-in-high-load-mutual-funds thing no longer applies.

I don't know if it is a tech thing, like not enough band width (?)

The left mark should barely be visible- using all of the crown width and the right side will have a lot to remove.

The caveat to that is we no longer have the abundant supply of small and medium sized investor distribution access.  

So do I just use 3/8 and add some drywall patch a couple times til it's the same width or is there any easier way I haven't  come to realize yet?