One certainly quickly build a fortune in RE, but it does require creative financing, greater risk and work.

I have been in real estate 25 years, my wife in finance for 25 years.

What downpayment % does your finance mechanism require?

Motivation is to overcome down payment hurdle for expensive houses for STR Not a bad idea but just make sure you can afford the home after the refinance / buy out as basically you will be at 100%+ financing.

One thing people sometimes forget about is that your down payment will jump from 15% to 25% from SFH to MFH with conventional financing, so that may limit your options. 

Quick question how do you reduce your tax liability to the lowest possible amount while still maintaining a decent amount of loan eligible income banks will use for financing.

It Is pretty easy to find financing for 75k, I have a few properties that I purchased for 80-70k.

According to the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, a foreclosure on a rental property does indeed constitute a fully taxable disposition, potentially releasing previously suspended rental losses for deduction.Consider a scenario where a landlord purchases a property for $1 million, financed entirely through a mortgage.

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My DTI ratio is extremely low, so maybe traditional financing could work.