I'm a very conservative investor and may look through a hundred deals a month, and at the end of the year only invest in 4-5.

Quote from @Kent Fang ching: Quote from @Taz Zettergren: @Kent Fang ching I work with a couple hundred clients that live in California and they're doing the same thing.

They usually have hundreds of them stacked.

If more gold is needed then there are enough mines to meet hundreds of times the demand.

And given that, in a major city, there are hundreds of houses put on the market weekly, you need a method to efficiently screen properties to make sure they won't bleed money before you spend time analyzing, touring them ect. 

By using HELOC funds instead, or even a zero-percent credit card advance with a 4% transaction fee, they are effectively using the CREDITOR's resources instead of their own money to accelerate mortgage loan payoff (at a "cost" of a few hundred dollars per year).

Over the past eight years, I have collaborated with hundreds of out-of-state investors, helping them find cash-flowing properties aligned with their financial goals. 

Because to me, a steady income is more worth it at the moment than a couple hundred if that makes sense.

Couple hundred bucks a door monthly cash flow, solid ROI, and yes plenty appreciation (#1 appreciating city 2023).

But if you have a self-directed IRA or 401k, keep this strategy in mind, as it could potentially save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes.