The previous owner had improvised handgun stash boxes in most rooms, a void in a kitchen cabinet and over the doorway in the shed. 

That is why Forbes asked him to write an article and not some random joker on BP to write about caps instead.

I use to be a financial adviser and I ALWAYS recommended people have a "stash" of money put aside for emergencies.

Dont forget while paying down those loans to also stash money for maintenance expenses and vacancy on the rental.

Ideally you want to stash some of your cash flow for a rainy day.

My advice is: you seem young so stash that cash to plow into additional units. 

@Lou Metore  I think your response is accurate for the millions of joker brokers running around the US.s. those that are just crooks IE Due diligence pump and dump... to folks trying to broker deals just like you allude to.however a good LOCAL HML can be a valuable asset.. but this is someone you can eyeball and create a relationship with just like a private lender..

It doesn't cost much and you can earn while you learn, and stash away as much of the proceeds as you can for investing in RE later. 

Like I mentioned I am really looking to bring in some residual income and stash that away for another multi-family.

We have a considerable stash of cash and will likely have high salaries to help us invest in a piece of property we would be proud to live in.