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Sounds like you've got a good amount of experience (something I'm striving for) so I'm sure you'll be able to meet your goals.

Those a strong moral compass, high integrity and willingness to strive for a win / win outcome are the ones who usually stay in the game. 

I strive to keep the same principles with my contractors that you mentioned.

I strive to put as little in the houses as possible so many of the houses have had less than 20% (0-5%) down.

A nation that encourages the sprit of the individual to strive for their own greatness.  

That with our frugal lifestyle means we could actually live off the income, especially considering that our housing costs are covered by living in one of the units.Ambition or Simple LifeNow the dilemma… do we strive for more and keep buying properties, expanding our income but also our expenses, and making our life a little more complicated, but perhaps greater?

If I spend $10K on a kitchen rehab but it helps increase the value by $10K (I usually strive for $15K for $10K invested) and gets me additional rent then that is the time to consider a kitchen remodel. 

Definitely a great success that all of us can strive towards.

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