In other words, they are choosing to build equity into as many properties simultaneously at once, instead of all cash's strategy of building it in one property at a time as quickly as possible to minimize interested paid overall.I'm sure both strategies have pros and cons, but what all cash is probably saying is that if your not going to pay the mortgage down ASAP, then you better be using that money (that your essentially borrowing from the bank every day that goes buy) in a way thats even more beneficial to you than it would be to avoid the interest payment on it.

It's fairly easy to make 12% in a good growth mutual fund and yet I see a lot of people working very hard on their rentals and they can't tell me what their rate of return is.

Well the bottom line being that if you are giving advice to someone, you should take the effort to understand if the advice is actually beneficial or detrimental to the person you are giving it to with reference to their experience level.Morgan, the original poster that I oriented my remarks to, is a new investor.

If the perks are not that beneficial, I would rather make my first short sale or wholesale deal and use the profits to pay for my own mortgage.

The more customization that is in a house, the more specific of a buyer you will need to find.Now I think staging a house is beneficial and maybe offering the furniture as an option.

We also have some mutual friends.

You'll get plenty more beneficial information here on BP.

We should get together after the new year to discuss mutual interests.

I have a nice chunk of capital set aside as well as access to financing.As I have quickly learned in what I've read thus far, building your network and team is close to (if not number 1) the most beneficial and important pieces of this business.

Corporate veils are pierced every day and the disclosure of the beneficial interest in a trust is but a subpoena away.