After I reached that goal, I set a new goal of 3x the required income for financial independence with the intent of giving 2/3 of it to charity.I don't believe in leaving a massive legacy for my children.

.- If you don't believe us, think about what will happen if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A apartment building.

I believe this is fairly standard across the board.

Since you're a citizen but you live and work abroad you'd still qualify mostly for second homes occupancy or investor non owner occupancy (primary is hard to claim if your job requires you to be physically next to the office as an example so an underwriter isnt going to readily believe you unless you can get HR to write you a letter to state you're remotely capable of earning this income/job duties anywhere).Hopefully that helps let me know if you have further questions into mortgage planning.

I agree with Erik, although their are some investors out there that will help fund the down payment/entry fees that you mention, they typically are friends and family that trust you and believe in you.

Before we poured, we sprayed oil on the plywood and form boards to make it easier to take off from the concrete. 

I believe if you change jobs or leave that job, you have to pay that loan back or else it counts as a distribution.

Also, let me know if you’re ever exploring partnerships or raising funds for a deal—I believe in combining efforts to scale faster and smarter.”

Mixing the two is like mixing oil and water.

Having said that, I do believe we have 1 more property in us.