Phase 2: Snowball all cash flow and income into each house in order of loan age, and take out a home equity loan, in addition to another conventional loan, in each payoff event ( i.e. when first house is paid, get another 10th conventional loan, and take out home equity loan secured by the newly paid house, and use each to purchase 1-2 more rentals).By following this method, it should be possible to achieve exponential growth, in spite of the fact that only conventional methods are being used -- and, even come to the point where every new property is "Self-financed" -- secured by another asset which I own.

My uncle who is/was the executor of the estate did a handshake deal for the farm and the mineral rights in spite of the fact that I pleaded with them to NEVER sell the mineral rights.  

I think I know what I am going to do, but wanted to ask other investors how they would handle this situation: A guest brought a 2WD in spite of my 4WD requirement, and got stuck up a 1-way gravel driveway.

Well, you apparently have your mind made up, because in spite of the opinions that you got here on BP, you are going ahead anyway it seems.Do you know what happens when a steep hill gets wet and you try to run it?

It was not chosen in spite of having maximum lottery entries. 

But in spite of that, I learned some amazing and inspiring lessons:If you have vision and knowledge of a property's value, you can afford to pay a market price--or higher!

You'll have a tough time forcing someone to maintain the home in spit-spot condition every day of their occupancy.

And inflation is the key reason rates have remained high.Long story short, in spite of the Fed rate hike and the relatively unchanged outlook for 2024, the market saw some indication of a policy pivot in Powell's comments--some shifting of the big picture cycle of economic growth and inflation.

If you work full time and are willing to pay for turn key services, then you will make money with Vacasa inspite of their fees.

So for me it was worth it in spite of the massive cost because I've seriously increased my lifetime earning potential and I'm in a job that I enjoy, working with people that I like.