Seemed like a good rule-of-thumb, although naturally the variances in capex, maintenance, and other things would impact the final decision.

An important aspect here is the timing of debt maturing, balloon payments or renewing option payments or meeting purchasing goals.By manipulating the timing of obligations we can reduce the financial impact to our operations and take some steps used in asset management, but in reverse.

If this is your first investment property and your debt to income ratio would be substantially impacted from getting a mortgage, perhaps you ought to keep it free and clear while you get the hang of managing it.

Like everyone right now, I am spending a lot of time at home thinking about the short, mid and long-term impacts of our "new normal".

And I'll say it again, understanding and acknowledging the presence and impact of xenophobia and racism plays a significant role in real estate investing.Methinks the gentleman doth huff and puff and protest overmuch as he tells me to calm down.

So, it doesn't really impact your tax liability.You should speak with a tax professional to make sure you're setting up everything the best way.

In general I wanted to hear opinions or stories of how people have positively impacted a community through real estate.

His income and from the property would have had a negative impact on his ability to get aid, and how much he could get.

Ultimately your goals come into play and your desire to scale would impact you continuing to do the work,  but you would also know that if push came to shove in a given situation you could jump in and make something happen if you've been there and done it.

Real estate markets change constantly so I don't see how that impacts management.