If you have reached the ‘first turn’ where your RE income has surpassed your annual needs and a buffer for growth, then LTRs are much more scalable with less effort.

I just start my day at 5am and work past dinner time and work almost every sat and sunday on some project .. but real estate to me is a lifestyle so I have never worked a day in my adult life  LOL> Im sure that post will surpass the 100 vote mark. 

If my level of knowledge surpasses the need to raise my own capital vs Opm — I will absolutely use those funds for my first deal rather than pouring it into the debt.

Trying to buy 10 rentals over the next 10 years as my time in the work force slows down (engineer in IT and the kids work cheaper and surpass you at some point).

Being built in the 1890's means that ALL systems in the home have surpassed a useful lifespan and it's not uncommon to see some of these historic homes still hanging onto their "firsts", especially in windows, gas lines, HVAC ducting (which would have been added much later than the original construction date), etc. 

Rent by room strategy is pretty popular in North Dallas too because of all the new companies moving there and allowing people to surpass the 1% rule. 

There are also plenty of private lenders that will lend to you, even if you surpass your DTI limits.

Now if you combine this with a rent appreciation that significantly surpasses inflation then it can “makes sense from a cash flow point of view“.Would I purchase such a property?  

Have we surpassed it?

Smith  said... tomorrow starts the last full week of 2020Q1 and layoffs this coming week could easily surpass the worst of the GR (Great Recession) monthly totals.