BK can either be a true hardship or underlying work ethic and financial mismanagement decisions that have compounded through his life and will not go away simply because of the BK.If he likes working for the investment company and learns then they might take a chance on him and partner on a deal.I don't see anyone giving him a loan in his current situation for investment purposes.

Bow lets take average Joe who bought his neighbors house he was going to have his mother move in so they could take care of her.

The advanced stuff I learned at seminars AND per Joe is all based on a good understanding of math;  amortization, compounding, cap rate, cash on cash, expenses and what you can ignore during deal eval...   

You would be missing one of the main benefits of the retirement plan, which is tax-deferred growth and also advantage of compounding. 

The loss is compounded every year,...year after year, after year, after....

The lack of gutters has resulted in my brick exterior wall bowing about 6 inches and the foundation issues as well as water damage to the basement.

So, with more properties you will get more headaches but also a compounding of your profits.

They can also offer less stringent qualifying criteria and down payment allowances.That doesn't mean the seller must or should bow to a buyer's every whim.

.- If you want to factor in your equity/principal paydown to ROI, you can do a return on equity (ROE) analysis:ROE = Cashflow / Equity (again, typically over standard period, like one year)- I also like using IRR to model long-term holds -- this number is typically more relevant to what landlords are trying to accomplish (compounded returns vs simple returns and factoring in when the money goes in and comes out). 

Similarly beware of investment funds and their fees too, every dollar they take is another dollar you’re not earning compound interest on. 4.