Personal criteria, building criteria and area criteria will all affect the way a deal appears on paper. two 100 unit apartment complexes, one in an A area and one in a C+ area will have very different financial breakdowns and interest groups.Want to know if a deal is good (for you)?

A person files for and get's whatever from of welfare.

The question is mostly a personal financial planning question and it depends on your preference and what balance of risk and access you'd like and would be comfortable with.

Personally, I think I would stack some cash for a year or so while I did this. 

I personally think it is best to work with local professionals with a good track record. 

I have found that going that extra mile, like the couch covers etc and making sure the person with the disability has the easiest time visiting our place.As someone with a disability (I have a degenerative neurological disorder) and use a cane, I like to make sure folks with similar issues have a good time.

In addition, you want a separate bank account for the rental property to separate it from your personal accounts.

I can't just put the LLC's income directly into my joint personal tax return, right?

Are you building for pure investment purposes or are you looking to use some of the space for personal/personal business use?

The idea of debt-free is that if a person is going to retire and has to completely depend on the income, they don't want a severe recession surprising them and causing them to default on the debt and losing the properties.In a normal world, I would do that as well.