Based on your cashflow needs, you may want to maximize leverage or maximize cashflow or choose a golden mean path :) where you target say 250/m cashflow and choose loan amount to meet that.

The way things are going now in addition to the goals I have, it was more important than ever to seriously dive in and glean golden nuggets from this site for my "Financial Triump" goal :)Thanks again everyone for the welcomes.

Water proof. http://www.goldenarowanaflooring.com/golden-arowan...

Visitors from the North and across the globe take advantage of the warmer temperatures.  

Of course not everything they say is golden-- but they have gems that will save or make you $$ on this deal or the next.

This is golden!

Sociable Cider Werks) still has occasional 2-4plex deals that has decent financials, but otherwise start looking in more of the 1st tier suburbs (richfield, golden valley,...) 

They are giving themselves the shaft, but providing a great return to the landlord - your tenants who drove 18 times around the globe in their 13 years with you, are a prime example.Thanks also to the OP for a thought-provoking topic, which generated some very insightful responses!

Would you recommend trying to buy near bases rather than in random other places around the country or globe? 

Our golden arch runs from west edge of duluth to the the west edge of east cobb.