They should not come out of the original rent amount as your post may imply (unless I read that incorrectly)?

There are lots of trainers out there who can help you avoid making mistakes that cost your time, money and reputation.

When a title is seasoned, it implies that the property has been owned long enough for any potential issues, such as liens, encumbrances, or title defects, to be discovered and resolved.If you have the availability to do so, a lender should be able to recommend if FHA 3.5% down, or 5% down conventional will be a better option for you based on your qualifications.

That would imply a rapidly increasing population to that particular part of the city with a flat or diminishing amount of SFHs.  

These meet ups with names that do not imply primary purpose is to network/socialize typically have an agenda and guest speakers who are “experts” on the subject being presented. nothing wrong with networking with inexperienced RE investors but if you want a different type of meetup, attend meetups that do not have as their primary objective to network. good luck and maybe I will see you at a local RE meet up.   

For example, he is financing the loan so the buy does not have to go through a bank and all that implies, nor is there a realtor involved in the transaction, and the buyer might not otherwise qualify for the loan.

That would imply I will be double-taxed once in my state and once in OH.

This implies that your cash flow will never increase which in effect means it is depreciating at ~CPI. 

Leveling up implies (to me) that you want to sell this property and invest into something that will produce more cash flow and end up with a higher appreciation value.

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