Plus, its worth noting that no Retail Priced property will be at a number where you're going to get the benefits of investing (cash flow and equity)What is working now is looking for single family with accessory units or mother-in-law suites, or duplexes.

Hello BP Community,My name is Patrick Belanger, and my wife and I (both engineers turned entrepreneurs) havebeen investing in Edmonton and the surrounding communities since 2013, buildinga 32 unit local portfolio of single family homes, duplexes, garage suites, andsmall new-build multifamily (6 and 8 unit properties).

As property reconstruction costs climb due to inflation, I anticipate more insurance providers will follow suit in the coming years.Therefore, investors with properties in high-risk areas might consider a 1031 exchange to a safer investment location as a prudent option.

So, the condo LLC had gotten the suit against them dropped and turn around and filed another suit against me.

Reminds me of the scene from the big short with the stripper who has five properties and swimming in debt.The other factor is how much do you have in reserves, do they cash flow and could you afford a job loss?

These debt instruments havestrategies best suited to them; MLI Select, for example, is most favorable fornew-build (we have several MLI Select loans).

They should rinse off themselves and their swimsuits in the shower before getting into the hot tub.

A purpose-built LI policy can do so much and still enable RE investing--when, like you noted, it suits the needs. 

She owns a home 45 minutes away, with a $1100 mortgage payment and potential rental income of $1400 from the house, plus $500 from a mother-in-law suite (already rented).

When it comes to the more affordable, rapidly growing areas on the edge of metros like Austin, do you think there's more potential for long-term growth for investors, or is it more suited to home buyers looking for a place to settle?