For my personal properties, I design the mortgages so that I'm just above cash flow neutral. 5% of the gross income is a good number I shoot for above neutral.

Some use very specific goal setting metrics, some use more general goals, there is no right answer for every person, but I am willing to bet that those that set some goals will be more successful in the upcoming year than those that do not. 

I use Monarch for personal purposes, they use 3 aggregators, and I've had no problems staying connected to all my accounts. 

Imagine turning your investment into a personal getaway when it’s not booked—sounds way better than a condo-hotel in Vegas, right?

I would personally recommend having a little more for reserves.

We keep seeing conflicting views but my personal experience with buyers indicates that the outlook is positive.   

I know someone who ahd a loand written at 10% from years ago and now they said a state is requesting more info on the loan because it was above usury laws and they may have to cut a check back to that person.

However, I am running into a consistent issue - currently I am using REIPro's built-in skip tracing software, but it seems a decent amount of the numbers this program pulls are disconnected or are not the right person (I.E.

You turn right and people willing to sell below market value chase you.You turned left.So you complain to your favorite Guru that you are not getting much luck with your mailers calls and texts.3 guesses what EVEY PERSON on Bigger Pockets is going to tell you?"

Even though I myself have a S8 rental, what you hear online is completely false.