And with a HCOL area like Metro Boston with little doubt about its future economic prospects, sure you could argue the 1% rule will be surpassed at some point.

Only in Texas i see properties that surpass the 1% rule, but in texas taxes are so high that they probably even out.

I just checked the site stats link at the bottom of the forum page, and saw that @J Scott was rapidly closing in on Jon's vote total, and will surpass him soon unless Jon gets our help :)So give Jon a vote or two every day to help him keep that top spot ...

Although, in all markets I will likely surpass my estimated assumption of 5% appreciation per year, that's just icing on the cake. 

We've surpassed 7500 members now!

Ive heard of creating an llc to protect my personal property but could something really go so wrong that is surpasses the insured value?

Someone who earns 200K but only needs 50K can become FI quickly, keep working and soon surpass their 200K of salary through their investments, but they became FI as soon as their passive income reached 50K.

You'll be rejected by several lenders... your best cure to this is a deal that surpasses their profitability criteria.2. , 3. , & 5. 

After meeting you in person, I have no doubt you will continue to meet all the rest of your year end goals (and more than likely surpass them!)

Effectively your ROI is less than 4.5% because it'll cost you money to access your principal.Now with the IO scenario - can you surpass a 4.5% return if you redirected those principal payments into a new purchase?