@Andrew Curro- a FHA can be used to buy a 2plex  as long as you plan to live in one unit ....FHA cant  be used for a  true  investment  duplex.....many buyers  are  using  a  seller or realtor  credit ( aka  concession )  that  can be used to cover the  closing costs / loan fees / prepaid  taxes ins and interest ....if a buyer can locate a seller  willing to  provide a  credit - then the  3.5%  of the price  might be  possible to be the only funds  needed  (  excluding  fix up costs  and emergency  )  

Factor in your monthly debit and all expenses associated with your portfolio. 2) Once you reach your passive income number what are you going to do with your time?

Again these are ideas, built on inexperience and a lack of knowledge...so please way in.I am the higher earner of the two and I'm currently paying down some debit and working on improving my credit.

You can also take out loans and purchase more properties or keep it as income... just make sure the property can cover the debit service of the loan.

The 709 from what I understand will basically debit his $5.6M lifetime estate tax exemption. 

I am looking for another service similar to payyourrent.com where you can set up rent collection where YOU pull the rent out of their account. This is different from other sites that require the tenant to set up/chang...

Besides costs, the typical differences are: screening report partners, if they allow tenants to pay by card (debit/credit), legal documents partner, quantity of rental listing sites they sync to and if they help coordinate renters insurance.How many units do you intend to use this? 

On September 1 they filed a fraud on rental payment and the credit or debit card starts investigating the claim6.

Here is a good reference for the state laws in regards to surcharges:http://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/credit-or-debit-card-surcharges-statutes.aspx

Hi Chris,I use Quick Books online (QBO) so my accountant can access the books and I can also have my debit card automatically upload all purchases made (with the card) to my QBO.