Knowing your long-term plans can help you build a long-term financing strategy so that you are not just worried about purchase number 4, but also purchases 5 - 20+ (if you plan to continue to invest).I'm an investor and licensed mortgage broker.

Real Estate is a long term play. 6.

Eventually the masses will catch on and then the model is tougher to continue to do. 

Families: "Spacious backyard, kids’ play area, and just minutes from the local zoo."

This one will cash flow a little when we move out but it was a bit more of a long term play for us (5-10) years, so we need the time to make it worth it.

Success in this field doesn’t happen overnight—it requires years of strategic investing, continuous education, and persistence.The key is to focus on growing markets, quality neighborhoods, and building a strong support team.

I think the bottom line is that he played fast and loose with our money.

We are getting up to our third order soon as we continue to grow rental portfolio.

And its always been a 2 inch trigger to start , we start at 2 inches and continue thru out the storm . 

Specifically, I would encourage you to continue to seek local opportunities for equity growth as well as seeking out-of-state or upstate opportunities for cash-flow (i.e.