That said, I have strict requirements and high quality tenants so I'll likely be better off than most other investors accepting lower tenant quality.With prices high in many markets, I'm definitely locating less deals that make sense versus a year or two ago..

I'd highly encourage finding something in your local area, versus spending time in another city.  

I'm reading Gene Trowbridges book on syndication and realizing there are some potential fine lines in defining how much active management I'm doing versus the other team members, and how that may imply that I need to follow SEC guidelines.  

We're  looking to purchase a duplex by boise state to live in half and rent the other side to start and then I think investigate land versus other investment deals .

I am concerned that a condo will not hold its value as well as a single family, but I am not able to afford a single family in the type of neighborhoods I like to invest in. I found a condo in a B+ area that has reaso...

What is your advice on buying for cash at first versus using a lender?

A person might have a passion for helping people with their health and decide being a doctor working for a hospital as a W-2 employee is the way to go (the "E" quadrant), maybe because they know someone personally who's a W-2 employee doctor, versus another person who has the same passion for helping people with their health might decide the best way to help the most people is to open up a bunch of hospitals and run them as a business (the "B" quadrant). 

However, our planned lender is now requiring a 15% down payment, versus the initial 10% that we'd planned on.  

It's hard for me to judge whether this is big enough for a family of 5+ or whether a renter is willing to pay for an updated kitchen versus one that looks like mine.

I noticed that many of the hard money lenders out there seem to only lend to businesses (LLC, Corp..etc) versus individuals.