It seems like lease-purchase and seller-carry are better strategies but perhaps it's only because I don't yet understand the nuances of your escrow strategy.

Way better price p/SqFt and perk of living next to someone you care about!

Even though it's already decided to move forward with Smarter Contact, it'd be great to hear others' experiences using Smarter Contact and to see if disabling the opt-out msg has been... detrimental or better.

Quote from @Samuel Coronado: Huntsville long term will get a better % ROI than Atlanta.

Overall it’s harder, but probably worth the effort to get better returns.

We self-manage our five-unit property with both—while RentRedi's reports can be clunky, Stessa offers much better reporting.

If you can only go to 90%, you're probably better off going the HELOC route.

New construction in a saturated market isn’t always the best play if you’re looking for steady returns.A place like Rochester has way better fundamentals—lower buy-in, strong rent-to-price ratios, and stable demand from universities, hospitals, and major employers.

Better is better, less is more.  

I assume you got a better interest rate, and I know you are saving a boatload of interest. 3) imagine year 11-30 where you are cash flowing thousands with paid off properties instead of hundreds because of these lean 10 years. 4) hopefully you can raise rents at least $100 each every year and in 2 years your cash flow neutral even with preferred short term mortgage.