That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

Odds are you aren't going to hold the loan to term.In all honesty, you will probably be able to refi down below 6 for free in the next 18 months.We haven't seen rates this high since 07', In my opinion I think we see the money printers turn on & rates lowered in the coming years.

The property owner's tax professional can help them with that and ensure they don't pay taxes twice on the same income.Disclaimer: My advice/opinion in this post is just that, my opinion.

But your accountant is sure to have an opinion.2.

thanks for your time and help 1st off, full disclosure here, Rent To Retirement advertises their properties on my Investment Properties For Sale Show, so I am not a totally unbiased opinion and it's only fair that I tell you this up frontHaving said that, outside of running my show for people like them, I also own a property management company in Northeast Ohio and have worked with 1,000's of out of state investors over the years.I say all of that to say this, the overwhelming majority of negative reviews I have seen on them are very similar to a lot of negative experiences investors have with my property management company and others like it that I've worked with.

Not a popular opinion but cash flow won’t make you rich.  

Weigh out all of the pros and cons (including costs) and make the decision that's best for you.These are merely my opinions and may not be the best advice for you.

I notice you never give any facts Ken, just opinions. 

Best wishes I did not do a full appraisal, just brokers opinion to get the PMI removed which was the goal.

In my opinion, even if you partner with a local PM company or turnkey operator your returns will drop significantly.