The old lumber is much stronger.  

Impressive story, I am sure you and your family are stronger after all the adversity you were faced with.Good luck and happy investing Derrick

Should I tap equity for a stronger down payment? 

That being said, she needs reassurances that you will listen to her women's intuition, and that you understand that she has a stronger need for financial safety. 

I will have to finish reading thru the CAFR for Asheville this weekend, but I am still a little weary about picking a small town to invest in property, especially when it comes to determining which smaller town is stronger seeing as to how they don’t have a CAFR and I am relying on often inconsistent data that I find on the internet.

Of course, a cash offer will always be stronger, but I’ve found a number of sellers who sort of expect the buyer to need a mortgage and just figure it’s part of the process.

Together we are stronger.5.

-You definitely need savings for reserves no matter what - if you spend everything you have to put 20% down you might get stronger cash flow, but you will have exhausted any reserves you have for vacancy, repairs, capex, etc.

I think MI has done a wonderful job identifying that and moving up to assets that perform over time because of starting price points.. your just in better areas better schools stronger tenants etc. 

Remember the name of everyone I meet the first time.Connections are important and remembering names right away is a great first step to building stronger connections.Hope everyone has a happy and prosperous 2020!