Same for multi- 65% leverage is pretty common right now, but I even see some pitched at 50-55% leverage.I will say almost everyone lies on the syndication presentations, or they make it look really good. 

Age range: 20 (future college grad) to mid 30s so all pretty young. 

Make sure to check with a cross-border tax advisor on how this could impact your overall tax strategy.Umm I'm pretty sure the US presence test only applies to non US citizens who are actually physically present in the US for over 183 days, not for owning property. 

I know here in Chicago this is pretty tough to accomplish in some of the nicer areas.

The house in question is located in West Milford, NJ and is a 1963 3 bed 2 bath split level on a pretty level .25 acre lot right outside of town center with natural gas but septic, well, etc.

And going to eat up the rest of the savings pretty quickly buying in that area again. 

The search engine is pretty bad, so you may consider searching Google.

The steps initially appear pretty doableFind the propertyRun the numbersGet the financingMaintain the assetRefi once stableMy concern is in the exit strategy.

But California also has pretty onerous land-use regulations that limit supply, and there’s been a lot less financial distress than people were expecting, with one of the lowest loan-to-value ratios on outstanding mortgages in the country.

Working full time and investing in real estate is pretty normal.