Chances of that happening with the lack of government infrastructure is minimal.

A family member is also a real estate agent and would provide me with the 3% commission on the purchase of the new properties, minimizing cash outflow on the new properties.So my high-level thoughts are, I could downsize and buy two properties, which would reduce my monthly living expense by 1) a smaller primary note and 2) income from the MF offsetting a portion of the primary note, and at the same time I would be able to pull the equity I have built up in my current home, plush my current cash on hand, to further invest after the dust settles.

With putting in minimal effort I was able to find this property and wrote this post in less than 10 minutes.Ultimately, San Francisco has the potential to offer you a nicer quality of life if you can afford it.

The personal loan payment was very minimal compared to the mortgage and the lump sum payment killed it quickly.

I've been taking minimal deductions on the properties because I am still adding to my portfolio and it is helpful to show income for DTI calculations.

I decided to go with a 90% hardscape for minimal maintenance as the tenant expressed that she did not want to do much yard work even though basic yard upkeep is in her lease.

We’d like to scale our real estate investing substantially over the next few years and are looking for someone with expertise in this area to help us strategize how to go about doing this, while minimizing the tax bill on our different income streams.

Higher risk = minimal documentation and subsequently higher cost (and everything in between).

It will likely have a minimal effect on the mortgage.

@Ernest Partin investing is like anything, as humans we can try to use analysis to make good decisions and minimize risk, but ultimately we are emotional creatures.