This isn't unique to real estate by any stretch of the imagination.

Anyone stretching to raise the money is likely to be weaker than someone simply trying to lower their cost of capital.

Cash will be tight next year due to a lot of time off (expecting a child), so this is a stretch goal with a lot of moving parts.

I promise good things will happen if you can learn how to stretch that money and think creatively.

.- Make sure you buy in a quality area; you can leverage your low downpayment to stretch much more than you could with an investment property.

Fantastic list.It's a stretch but I might add a potential re-capitalization.

I've heard anywhere from 4-5, but maybe this can be stretched with a local portfolio bank?

I will add that 30A is very much a high-end “family-oriented” stretch along the panhandle and most of all the properties you will encounter are large 3-5BR single family homes geared towards multiple families sharing a house for a week, with the peak being the July 4th weekend to before school starts at the end of August.  

I live in Indian Trail, so it may be a stretch for me to self-manage from here.

The money transactions are reported on Schedule E of your 1040 tax form.I learned this from accumulated knowledge from different courses.Close only counts with horseshoes, hand grenades and stretching carpet.All of this and your tenants pay rent to you personally?