Our goal was to reach financial freedom in 15 years, by age 45, but weren't sure if it would be possible. 

If you are unable to borrow from your plan, or if you need more than you can borrow, then you may be able to take a taxable distribution if you are age 59 1/2 or older, or no longer work for the employer that sponsors the plan.

Based on past operations, age and condition of building, was it rehabbed or does it have deferred maintenance, I typically use $50 per unit per month as a starting point for R&M.

NOPE 500k.. they super size it.. there is no conservative nature in 90% of these folks and that's why you have these folks in financial straights many times .. needing credit repair .. failed marriages etc etc.the inability to control their personal financing.. they should all be listening to Ramsey.Investors now are a different class completely.. you cant in todays day and age be an investor with only a few grand to buy a home like a homeowner can.

Asbestos in one form or another is likely to be present in just about any structure I purchase in my market, given the ages of the houses. 

The confusion seems to stem around whether one should get "verified" as an accredited investor, which entails getting a certification letter from your own CPA, Attorney, or Registered Investment Advisor, or from a third party verification company, who reviews the investor's financial information and then "verifies" whether they meet the accredited investor definition above. 

I know a guy who prefers to rent to old people & women over younger to middle aged men, if possibleHe says the chances of a hole being punched in the drywall or a door are much lower.

I was watching a television show this evening called "Cold Blood" which depicted the true story of two Dartmouth University professors who were slaughtered in their home by two teen-aged boys wielding hunting knives in 2001.

Kinda remindsme of a certain unsinkable ship.Mike M is absolutely right, in the 70's, the wackos on the left were absolutely convinced that we were headed for an ice age and that we would run out of oil in only a short period of time.The bottom line is that these wackos think they're smarter than the rest of us - despite being proven wrong over and over again!

To make a long story short - in society initiated by western europe, feudalism started the age of power beind land-based and it's influences stands to this day.