We have sold (tax free), kept as long term and/or short term rentals as well.

For property selection, choosing a duplex or triplex in a good neighborhood can provide steady cash flow, while adding an ADU to a single-family home works well in areas with high rental demand like Portland.

Skip the pricey coaches for now, there are plenty of free resources like here on BiggerPockets and YouTube.

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Funds are offering notes on preREO in both judicial and non-judicial states, so the local investor selects the disposition strategy, with AHP Servicing and Activist Legal available to assist. 

The full 5 year proforma is free to give you a good look at what to expect on the deal.

If the answer is yes, then it's a no brainer to make minimum payments on your 2.8% interest rate mortgage, and use the funds that you would have paid extra to pay it down faster, to either invest in more real estate, the market, or anywhere else where you can get a ROI > 2.8%.If the answer is no, then feel free to aggressively pay it down as fast as possible, to become debt-free faster, and just have a large amount of money in savings or to splurge with.The bottom line is that your 2.8% mortgage is GOOD debt.

Basically, there's no free lunch when it comes to taxes.Depreciating property lowers your tax basis.

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No free weeks, no reduced deposit, etc.