Just cause they make a lot of money doesn't mean they can afford to make mistakes.It's usually these types that are the least careful about their money. 

If something breaks they are going to get it fixed - but you want to be careful about who they call.

Check out the different Forum Categories here as they can answer a lot of questions you have just reading through.

You just have to be careful because some sales agents will just advise you to over improve the property because it makes their job easier.

You could also take out equity if you want to keep the condo and use that for another investment, but I’d be careful about over-leveraging.

I have been reading and listening to real estate investing books everyday for a while now and it is something i want to pursue. 

Thanks for reading!

I got an unsual response to a listing of mine today:Good morning, We are home health care agency, and we want to rent the house to care for disabled or elderly clients that are unable to care for themselves 4 -6 unrelated people.

Nobody cares as much as you do about your project.

I always viewed it as "who cares how much money I put down", I plan to pay them all of before I retire as part of my ultimate strategy anyways.