However, many lenders have backed off of portfolios and often times you will sacrificing leverage for 'simplicity'. 

Run the numbers and think if sacrificing $600/month is worth all of the value of owning another home.

Unless you're sacrificing valuable landscaping/recreation area, there's really no downside to having additional parking if it pencils out, regardless of what you end up doing with the property.

Option 1 involves playing it safe by keeping properties in your name and focusing on robust insurance coverage, sacrificing some LLC liability benefits.

Sacrificing a thousand dollars and a few months of studying has benefits beyond just passing the exam; you will have more creative ways to get the maximum profit out of each deal, meet more people just like you, and open a few doors for investing.All the best! 

I just hope my HOA isn't a douchebag.And yes, I have been sacrificing like hell. 

Nobody ever goes backwards in lifestyle unless they are weird (that's a good thing, not an insult), have an ambitious goal worthy of sacrificing for, or are forced to downsize bc they overspent and are in trouble financially. 

Not having a ton of friends to do stuff with and sacrificing those expensive things and events you want to have for what you desire in the future.

I realize I am sacrificing returns and cash flow, but I don’t have the time/desire/wherewithal to find, negotiate, and rehab the properties myself.  

I'm sure some of you will laugh about it, but I'm just trying to figure out which things I should be sacrificing.