"Goal Savings": Squirrel extra money here after setting aside taxes and investing in Brokerage Account, and anything beyond the 4 month general expense account to save for "dream purchases"Basic philosophy is pay yourself/Solo401K tax advantages accounts first (401k Roth IRA and HSA), then self employment taxes.

Hi I am John from Houston, Tx, USA I have studied the market from a philosophy perspective and learning small tips from friends in the business/industry.

I would add another angle for you to consider from an investment/appreciation angle but first - when it comes to finding people to fill a particular size property my philosophy is there's a lid for every pot.  

Someone else may have a different philosophy and tell you otherwise.

It may not seem significant on a single property but if you are doing 6 a year this would be $48,000/yr in savings/gain.Happy to have anyone punch holes in the philosophy.

The philosophy of "it is really HARD TO MAKE MONEY" isn't real-estate specific, in my opinion, that is just businesses all over the world (80% of businesses fail in their first year) - and they are not failing because their brand and marketing game was not on point.

My philosophy is ignoring everything unless it is extreme. it isn't worth the higher blood pressure or the bad review risk. 

Different books have different strategies, that is for sure. you need to find one that works for you  and then focus on what attributes of that philosophy led to the success of the author.

The general philosophy around multiple entities is not so much how many properties you have in one entity, but how much *equity* you have in one entity, as this is what you are ultimately risking.For example, it's less risky to have 100 properties in one LLC if each property has $1000 in equity than it would be to have two properties in an entity if each of those properties had $75,000 in equity.

We general follow "boglehead" philosophy and have a lean mean investment portfolio and live well below our means.