A great mortgage lender is worth their weight in gold (or whatever loan amount requested.) 

With determination and the right resources, you'll be well on your way to achieving your real estate dreams.

Living in Hawaii is a dream come true for our family.

This makes more sense to us than relying strictly on  rigid yes or no criteria where any negative  disqualifies a candidate entirely.Some criteria is weighted more heavily and can overcome negatives. 

To grow, keep buying more and use the money and worth you gain to reach your dream of having rental properties.

I agree with this.I had a forty-something tenant with a young family sign a two year lease and three months later they got their student loans forgiven and could finally make their lifelong dream of homeownership come true.

We all remember what happened in 2008, how do you know that $1 million dream home isn’t a McMansion worth half that, and one you won’t be able to resell?

Single story so you don't have to worry as much about load bearing and weight.

If we are dreaming let us go ahead and stop outsourcing manufacturing, and stop bringing in unskilled labor by the millions to destroy middle class and working class communities.

Since many investors are now open minded and seeking absentee investments in other geographical areas having a national lender in your arsenal will allow for a lender with familiarity with your portfolio or goals when a 'dream' property or 'too good' to pass up investment property pops up in that town you've been looking into.