For choosing an area: back then I did it by looking for frontiersman in the bodegas.  

Sounds good but what’s their reputation as well?   

Keep the wood (or sheetrock if you choose) an inch or two off the floor to not wick water.

The implication is your ex-wife cannot simply choose to stay beyond a 60 day notice.  

The equity market is a fine comparison, but the reality is if you think every 5 years you're net return will be 90%(not sure if this is pre or post tax) then you can choose that route but you have to mark it to that return annually which is a reach.

I meet my contractors at whatever supply company they choose, at the time they say.

Essentially the only people who CHOOSE to move in the winter months are getting evicted from other people’s houses.

 @Raif Jochim without knowing details of each loan, I would almost always choose the primary home.

Our end goal is to be in a position where we can be very selective and choose the clients and properties we work with so that doesn't happen.

Most people that scale also choose one strategy to start with and scale in.