Also, should I use a big company like Terminix, or try and find a local company who can save me money without sacrificing quality?

My family and I have sacrificed a lot to be here and we sure didn't move here across the world to love AVERAGE.

My wife and I worked our tails off for many years and sacrificed on many things and I can distinctly remember thinking at times if it was all worth it.

If you're sacrificing your numbers to make a deal work, it's probably time to step back.  

Deep down I know that sacrificing a little bit right now will make our lives together easier down the road, but at times it is difficult to convince my fiance to "see things my way".

An all-in-one solution may be convenient, but I'd be worried about sacrificing quality if someone is wearing too many hats.

When you're aiming for a goal (freedom number, for instance), how do you balance the sacrifice of immediate comfort with not going "overboard"?Example: Saving for a down payment, or waiting to buy another property ti...

Off the top of my head, I would say 80% of the homes we renovated get new roofs and new HVAC, which is a deferred expense of 15 to 20 years, to which at that time, the tenants have paid down the mortgage enough and time has played its part enough for the owner to have the option to extract a little equity out to replace capital expenses instead of sacrificing 48 months of cash flow to replace AC, Furnace and Roofs.

The prinary reason would be that I would be sacrificing something that generates a lot of cash flow, combined with the fact that the motel business has a very high barrier to entry like I mentioned earlier.Let me give you an example of what's going on in the motel scene.

And I’ve been the first one to take a bullet for my investors, sacrificing my own financial well being to protect my investors.