Now 3 of the 5 taxing authorities give a credit for doing them on time which can be as high as $150 savings for me each month and I am not sure I would get that using Avalara.

The quick short answer in my opinion is this: If you want growth stick to the small multis that you know and once the mortgages are paid off retire fully.

Numerous times I have been able to think through an issues that arose on a construction site and saved the Owner by proposing an alternate route to resolve it. 

That brought me to about a year ago, when my Mom wanted to retire.

Quote from @Brandon Croucier: Hi Kathy, at the end of the day the mortgage industry is so vast & wide it's essentially like trying to navigate the Sahara Desert.I highly recommend working with an experienced mortgage broker who knows the ins and outs of the industry to place you into the most competitive product for you.More times than not, people save money working with a small shop broker.Kathy,I wanted to revisit this to offer a a tad bit more and Brandon above is correct.

Neither of those pencil out.I think you'd be wise to save the money and find your own leads.

The house I currently own, I am saving over $100k (estimated) on the rehab cost by partnering with this builder (and it takes me out simply finance the deal and, hopefully, make a very good profit).But to your point, flipping is not what it used to be.  

Seems like easy savings. 

@Roman StefaniwWhen retirement accounts in the US get financing, the loans are called "non-recourse."

I'm passionate about real estate and how utilizing this asset class can enable me to build generational wealth and retire early.