There can be indexing errors in the records so that a recorded mortgage doesn't come up in the search.

Leave $5-10k in the bank for an emergency fund and put the rest in low-cost index funds.

But I would suggest you look into maximum overfunded cash value permanent life insurance (whole life or Index Universal Life) properly set up.

I just left the us military and I am so blessed right now I want some advice on how I can give back later on specially to my parentsbetween me and my girlfriend soon to be wife we are saving about 5000 dollars a month I got extremely lucky with a few things for this to happen I'm 23 I have free college we are both living with our parents not only do I have free college but I am paid 1500 a month tax free income for going to college a month due to the gi bill I am going for engineering I am working full time as well we are investing in the stock market in snp 500 index funds as of now unless a killer realestate deal comes by. how can I pay back my parents in 10 years I have done numerous projections on our gains and we will be millionaires within 10 years if we keep on the same path I am so grateful and crying right now I remember pulling into ports in Africa in the navy and I watched as locals would collect trash for food and metal scraps to sell and eat I am just so happy and great full.

Interestingly, housing costs (combination of rent and implicit rent for homeowners) account for approximately one third of the Consumer Price Index. 

I know this is sacrilege on a RE forum but I would have cash flowed more had I just left my money in a high yield savings account or index funds than bought these 2 Class C properties - I'm out $60,000 (the 20% down payments and closing costs) and I don't think these properties will appreciate enough to cover all the monthly expenses in the next 5 to 7 years.

Cash flowing and 20% up in equity.Reit and Other 1) Fundrise: Around 50k invested in equity and debt investment funds2) Variable Annuity: 25k in vanguard reit index

Don't do it - roll it into an IRA and choose a great index fund.

Sell your properties and move to cash or massively short the real estate index. 

Down from a year ago, but still the first quarter over quarter increase in 3 years.Las Vegas and Detroit are still falling, but Dallas and Denver have each seen 4 straight months of increases.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Index-shows-home-prices-apf-1645217199.html?