In advance: know what credit score, income, and equity are needed before you purchase to be able to achieve this every five years.

I will agree that the terms/leverage may not be favorable with a lower score, but with experience you may be able to achieve 75-80% LTC with a low FICO. 

Now its just not answering your phone issues.. bottom line you need sales skills  Tech skills and its a life style not a job.

So happy to hear you have achieved some success!

At what price range house would one achieve $2000/m cash flow?

In my senior seminar class, one of our assignments is to identify a mentor to meet with in person or virtually 4 times this semester in an industry we are interested in pursuing upon graduation.I would love to connect with a bigger pockets member that has experience in personal real estate investing for themselves or who has work experience in a specific field that has allowed other people to achieve financial independence through real estate investing.

You may be able to delay a little, but in order to achieve it, it will still cost you dearly in other departments, and the tax bill catches up eventually and may end up being more expensive in the long run. 

However, I have been paying very little tax mainly because of the PAL.I guess I'm not sure "how" you are trying to achieve your goals. 

Expand your network and explore social media events and make sure to connect with local lenders and brokers as it's beneficial for achieving your goals.

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