LOL Lots of work involved in that route.Have you considered supplementing your portfolio with commercial real estate?

That window is only source of natural light.

For me (and I think most others in my position) it is a natural progression over time.

This factors are things underwriters will look at to justify the second home nature of the loan to ensure that someone is not claiming a second home as an investment property.

I converted to natural gas a few years ago and pay about $2400 for 5 units heat and hot water.

I am a transplant but have been here about 5 years and throughout that time you understand the territorial nature and competition of all the Pittsburgh suburbs and subsets!

Fear is very natural when considering taking risks, we have all been there.

As of now, we see ourselves as buying about 5 rental properties and holding for about 30 years to supplement income.

I feel one of the best ways to do that, is to supplement what you're learning here with reading real estate investing books.

If your goal is to supplement income (or lack of), you may want to consider what the Principal and interest portion of your new mortgage to see if that is going to be helpful enough to bridge you through unemployment.