They develop their respective products.I just use these products.

Working with a mortgage broker who specializes in investor programs can be helpful for better terms as conventional loan product lenders generally don't have the best DSCR terms.More info on DSCR loans: DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

If you started somewhere like Texas, where there's more appreciation, you could do this for 5-7 years then 1031 exchange those properties into higher yielding products that'll allow you to walk away from your job.

It's been a little bit, but he's a solid guy who knows the markets and is local and can get you the right $ product. 

So at a glance (quick), this seems to be interior products and finishes?

its funny how this changes with time and the market on BP  if you asked this question 5 to 7 years ago you get drowned out with the cash flow is the ONLY thing and appreciation is for gamblers my self I have always been about making appreciation games in RE.. by either value add building a new product or buying foreclosure and flipping or lending money and getting instant 12% plus returns . 

He teaches people to build small, but productive, portfolios.

We are only very moderately leveraged, but I am in no rush to change that and rather use the cash flow to re-invest either into upgrades (we are doing a ton of driveways this year) or more RE.I don't think there is a right or wrong way, like you said there are many different ways, I just find myself adjusting every year a bit more in that direction. most condos historically are not great appreciation plays. its a place to live and enjoy.. unless said condo was bought in Miami in 2008 to 2010 :)No $#@% mate.And Chicago has been a disaster for many years now.I pinged Bri about it a while ago and she said "Good luck" hahaI guess it's more a trophy property than anything else during my "ego" pumping days.A bit older, balder and smarter nowadays I guess.Less is more mate lol

We tend to stay just below our competition with a superior product.  

Moreover, the government has made it very clear that it wants to attract foreign investment and a measure like that would be totally counter-productive and downright dangerous and negative for the country and it's the economy.